Riot On Documentary (2002)

Caroline bruins 2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2016–2022

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documentary · general · evergreen · 2016–2022 on HN

A documentary about Riot Entertainment, a Finnish dot-com-era startup that raised millions in funding and then collapsed. It follows the hype-driven rise and implosion of the company.

HN recommends it as an entertaining dot-com-era story and a cautionary tale about VC funding and fake-it-till-you-make-it growth.

4 comments from Hacker News

@virgulino2021-07 · in “The History of the Dot Com Era”

I highly recommend the documentary "Riot On!". Great documentary, great cinema, and great entertainment. "E-Dreams" and "Startup.com" are also very good. All of them on youtube: ▶ this video link link

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@mvdwoord2022-05 · in “Bolt announces layoffs”

Interesting and funny documentary from the dot com boom era in a finish company, riot entertainment. Great watch on the insanity of VC funding and growth. ▶ this video

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@aaron6952020-08 · in “U.S. Marshals Service online auction – Fyre festival fraud scheme”

They were pretty close to a billion $ From the docos the interesting thing is they seemed like they almost would have became Cameo. Just like Riot-E also almost became 100 millionaires through their outrageous fake it till you make it ▶ this video (NSFW)

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@andyjdavis2016-05 · in “Steve Blank: 'VCs Won't Admit They're in a Ponzi Scheme'”

I haven't seen e-dreams but the documentary sounds somewhat similar to Riot On which is actually from 2004 I believe. It is about a company called Riot Entertainment that took in millions in funding from a bunch of high profile sources, made a ton of fairly dubious decisions before imploding. ▶ this video

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