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Bulletball

zorak007 · 2.5M views · 2006-04-27 · 5:32

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Overview

Inventor Marc Griffin pitches his game Bulletball to the American Inventor judges. The clip shows a long, costly commitment to a game idea.

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Mostly used as a cautionary tale about risking everything on a weak idea, with one commenter seeing it as a lesson in determination.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2008–2021

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keating · 2008-05 · Recommendation

A friend sent this to me. I thought it was a great lesson for entrepreneurs. If I could channel that kind of determination... If the above link doesn't work, try YouTube: [VIDEO] The official site: [LINK]

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AndrewKemendo · 2021-07 · Criticism

Ted Nelson's Xanadu is what comes to mind immediately for me: [LINK] The Bulletball guy is a close second: [VIDEO]

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AndrewKemendo · 2017-09 · Criticism

Right, I read that part. It's still unclear what the purpose of the post was. Are you trying to dissuade people from betting the farm on a venture? If someone sent you an email and said "As a result of your blog post I went out and _________" what would you want that (blank) to be? Separately, I don't agree with the premise that big risks in and of themselves are sexy. Big Risks around a overwhelmingly huge opportunity, in an exciting sector with clear momentum are what is sexy. Nobody thinks the person with no capabilities, risking everything for a terrible idea is sexy. Like this guy: The creator of "Bulletball:" [VIDEO] Does anyone think this guy or his idea is sexy? No. Those people are cranks and loons and are generally derided and dismissed.

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