Bravo now casting Silicon Valley reality show
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Earth Class Mail, a Seattle-based postal to digital mail interface, did another reality show ("Start-Up Junkies"), and I heard nothing good about the process from them.
It might be a good choice for someone who just wants to be known as a "personality", vs. actually doing anything (Paris Hilton style), but nothing good would come of every up and down at a startup being documented (and distorted).
"I'm currently casting a show which is a Nerd/geek/intellectual competition based show, designed to showcase the passions and knowledge of nerds/geeks/intellectuals. It will be hosted by 2 of the original cast members from Revenge of the Nerds."
It seems these things come around and fizzle away. In ~2008 I had a meeting with a director trying to pitch an idea to CBS/Sony about a potential pilot for some kind of reality show following around 6 entrepreneurs/startups in their daily life. I think they quickly realized how mundane startup life is and decided not to go through with it. They were going to pay to have a camera crew follow me around. I quickly told them that there would be no following around as I only ever worked at home in my apartment all day.
http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/shows/techstars/
Its not too bad but they're trying real hard to amp up the drama in the editing room. But with partners quitting and pivots galore it's not really needed.
Willing to bet that pg has already turned down (wisely imho) attempts to bring the cameras into yCombinator.
Plus, people in reality shows become diminished in my humble opinion so not so sure it would be a good idea for any serious entrepreneur to do this. You need to really focus on your startup and the cameras would only be a distraction. It would probably be a strong signal for investors not to invest in you.
Like eDreams or Startup.com?