Public Data Systems was the original name of the company govWorks, Inc. which was featured in the movie Startup.com. Many people come to this site looking for unanswered questions about the govWorks, the movie, and the people in it. The most common questions asked are:

1. What are you and Kaleil doing now?
2. What would you have done differently if you had it to do again?
3. What happened with the "break-in" to the Gov Works offices?

To the surprise of many viewers, Kaleil and I have continued working together on and off for many years. govWorks and the movie Startup.com was just one episode in a long list of entrepreneurial endevours of varying success. Immediately after govWorks ended, Kaleil and I started another company called Recognition Group. It's a restructuring firm based out of New York that has done some interesting work with a broad range of distressed clients. Recognition Group has gone through many incarnations over the years eventually becoming part of KIT Capital (Kaleil's Venture Fund) which has since been merged into KCP Capital.

Kaleil and I still do restructurings, buyouts, and turnarounds on a case by case basis and we're always looking for great startup ideas to invest in, so if you're looking for help with or capital for your startup, please send me an executive summary of your business plan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).