Chris Donnelly

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12 Entrepreneurial Films
That Leave You Feeling
Inspired.

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Sometimes, picking up that

book can feel like climbing a
mountain...

Especially at the weekend.

Instead, it’s easier to sit back,

relax and put on a film.

Here are 12 films all

entrepreneurs should watch
today.
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1. Startup.com

Why watch it: Demonstrates how

friendships can turn into bitter rivalries
when in business.
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2. Wall Street

Why watch it: Highlights how ambition

can lead down an unethical path (great
for young entrepreneurs).
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3. Glengarry Glenn Ross

Why watch it: Shows you some core

principles of sales and how to work in a
brutal sales environment.
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4. The Big Short

Why watch it: Highlights the importance

of risk and conviction.
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5. The Wolf of Wall Street

Why watch it: The perfect example of

what an entrepreneur shouldn’t be,
greedy and lacking empathy.
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6. Fyre: The Greatest Party

That Never Happened

Why watch it: Shows the disaster of

promising but not delivering on your
product.
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7. The Aviator

Why watch it: It inspires you to

overcome numerous obstacles in life to
achieve great things.
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8. Moneyball

Why watch it: Like many start-ups, the

Oakland A’s needed to compete with
the big guns with limited money.
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9. The Founder

Why watch it: This shows how one of the

world's largest franchises was built from
nothing.
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10. Thank You for Smoking

Why watch it: Teaches you that you can

sell anything with data and
persuasiveness.
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11. The Pursuit of Happyness

Why watch it: A heartbreaking story of

overcoming your situation to achieve
your dreams.
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12. Becoming Warren Buffett

Why watch it: Learn the secrets behind

one of the most successful businessman
of all time.
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These 12 films teach us so

much about being a business
owner.

TDLR:
1: Startup.com 7: The Aviator
2: Wall Street 8: Moneyball
3: Glengarry Glenn Ross 9: The Founder
4: The Big Short 10: Thank you for
5: The Wolf of Wall Smoking
Street
11: The pursuit of
6: Fyre: The Greatest
happyness
Party That
Never Happened 12: Becoming
Warren Buffet
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