Bulletball
What it is
Inventor Marc Griffin pitches his game Bulletball to the American Inventor judges. The clip shows a long, costly commitment to a game idea.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mostly used as a cautionary tale about risking everything on a weak idea, with one commenter seeing it as a lesson in determination.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2008, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“I thought it was a great lesson for entrepreneurs.”
A lesson in entrepreneurial determination.
keating, 2008-05 · Recommendation · in “Think you're dedicated? Meet the inventor of BulletBall and BulletBall Extreme”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: bulletball, inventor, entrepreneurship, bad ideas, persistence
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