Story
THE FILM
WHY
Day Job follows five tech startup entrepreneurs in Toronto’s Extreme Startups Accelerator. Jayesh, Jeremy, Steve, Jon, and Max are ordinary people like you and me, they have jobs, families, and friends, but put it all aside to chase their dreams. We explore their stories—of hardship, sacrifice, and perseverance—as they go through Extreme Startup’s 12-week acceleration program. As they dive deeper into technology and startups, they come to realize that being an entrepreneur comes with its own baggage, and that each day is a fight internally as much as it is externally.
We’re creating this film because we want share the reality of entrepreneurship; too often we are only shown the stars and the outliers, the wins, and the successes. But for every memorable story there are hundreds of untold stories, and it’s just as important for us to see the other side. Behind everything we see, touch and hear, are people with big aspirations and the courage to see them through. Our hope is that we inspire people to chase their own dreams, no matter how difficult or daunting the journey seems.
Toronto, Canada
