THE VIDEO SHELF · dot-com startup collapse
Riot On Documentary (2002)
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
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.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Caroline bruins
- Topic
- dot-com startup collapse
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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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: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]
virgulino on Hacker News · 2021-07
In The History of the Dot Com EraInteresting 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. [VIDEO]
mvdwoord on Hacker News · 2022-05
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Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.