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Don't forget DreamWorld! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26898266 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26898266 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2731

• ahstilde 3y ago
  That's not exactly a "big" failure. It looks like only YC invested, which makes it a <$1M failure. Nothing like the ones listed, or Theranos or Juicero.
  • richbell 3y ago
    While not a big failure money-wise, I'd still consider it significant that they completely bypassed YC's strict due-dilligence checks. Theranos and Juicero are obvious frauds in retrospect, however, a game aiming to everything being developed by two people with no prior experience should have never been given the greenlight.
    • etrautmann 3y ago
      Did I miss a big story - Was Juicero fraud in any way or just an absurd idea with poor and expensive execution?
• echelon 3y ago
  They're pushing forward, despite the criticism. They've expanded to a team of 8 [1], are posting substantial weekly updates [2], and are currently hiring half a dozen new roles [3]. Their initial claims might have been over the top, but it looks like they're building a playable game now. [1] https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dreamworld https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dreamworld [2] https://www.playdreamworld.com/blogs/weekly-release-notes https://www.playdreamworld.com/blogs/weekly-release-notes [3] https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dreamworld/jobs https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dreamworld/jobs
  • richbell 3y ago
    Good for them. That doesn't detract from the fact that they lied and manipulated people to gain funding and support. There's "overambitious" and then there's "unethical bordering on fraud". DreamWorld was the latter.