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Riot On Documentary (2002)

Caroline bruins · 54.1K views · 2014-01-07 · 1:13:42

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Overview

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.

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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.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2016–2022

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virgulino · 2021-07 · Strong recommendation

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]

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mvdwoord · 2022-05 · Recommendation

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. [VIDEO]

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aaron695 · 2020-08 · Reference

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 [VIDEO] (NSFW)

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