It's true. Look at the picture.
You know you are a true entreprenuer when you are willing to take a bullet for your product. The man in the photo, a bullet proof vest maker, is. This is a great photo. If I had a higher quality copy, I'd give it to every entrepreneur I've worked with.
Bonus question: Which silicon valley restaurant used to display this picture prominently? For some reason they moved it a few years ago. Luckily a friend had taken the photo for me.
Thanks Linus, thanks Anna.
Update: Click on the image for a larger view of the photo
Could you possibly make the photo downloadable? Thanks Baris.
Posted by: Mae | March 27, 2007 at 01:57 AM
Could you possibly make the photo downloadable? Thanks Baris.
Posted by: Mae | March 27, 2007 at 01:57 AM
Buck's?
Posted by: csertoglu | March 27, 2007 at 07:47 AM
Mae,
Right clicking on the picture should do it. It worked for me. If it doesn't for you let me know and I'll send it to you.
Posted by: baris | March 27, 2007 at 08:29 AM
I'd guess Bucks in Woodside.
Posted by: Alex Zavatone | March 27, 2007 at 09:47 PM
http://www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca/gol/innovation/stories.nsf/veng/ss01025e.htm
I've seen the video described -- I think it used to be on their website. It shows Peter Fabian, the company's CEO, standing behind a pane of glass coated with the company's security laminate. They fire a gun at the glass. It doesn't break; the CEO chuckles and walks away.
Posted by: optimuscrime | March 27, 2007 at 09:49 PM
He must have been VERY confident about his product !
Posted by: Visible.Mobi | March 27, 2007 at 10:18 PM
Cool, I didn't realize that clicking the photo above goes to the original bigger photo. Baris, is that photo on your Home's wall?
Posted by: Brajeshwar | March 27, 2007 at 10:37 PM
I would *love* if someone could get a scan of this
Posted by: Jarin Udom | March 27, 2007 at 11:14 PM
Yes, the right answer is indeed Bucks!
Posted by: BK | March 27, 2007 at 11:51 PM
I thought this picture was great. If only entrepreneurs today would be so confident of the products they sell. If anyone is interested, I cleaned up the picture and placed it on my site to download at www.411webdesign.net/clean.gif
Posted by: MrHelweg | March 28, 2007 at 02:28 AM
AMAZING! :D
Posted by: Greg | March 28, 2007 at 02:44 AM
You need real confidence in what you have created to *LITERALLY* stand behind your product like that
Inspiration to all of us I'd think - don't just be passionate - believe.
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http://www.madspace.co.uk
Posted by: Judith | March 28, 2007 at 02:50 AM
According to the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center's Selection and Application Guide to Personal Body Armor (PDF link) (TXT file link):
"One of the first documented instances where such a vest was demonstrated for use by law enforcement officers is detailed in the April 2, 1931, edition of the Washington, D.C., Evening Star, which reported on a vest demonstration for members of the Metropolitan Police Department."
(Note: the text from this publication seems to have been used in a number of other online ventures, from body armor websites to about.com entries.)
I don't know if that means that the photo isn't of an entrepreneur, but you should be able to get an original of the image and article in a news archive of the Evening Star.
Posted by: Tom | March 28, 2007 at 09:13 PM
That's awesome. There's another product that has been tested similar to this - and it's quite new.
SawStop
Apparently - the guy really did test this on himself. Scary.
Posted by: Nicolas Webb | May 04, 2007 at 06:16 AM
Fantastic picture...I'm going to pass that around the office. Keep it coming. coolest guy on the planet
Posted by: Tim | July 23, 2007 at 01:12 AM
Nice Picture :)
Posted by: Raj | February 13, 2008 at 12:29 AM
I bumped into this site from Digg.com. That picture you have on your site is really neat! I love the fact that entrepreneurs are willing to give up their lives for a product that they created/invented!
There are many entrepreneurs that I feature on a site that I like to promote: http://ventureBlogster.com. Just like your picture, people on this site make sacrifices to get their product to market.
Posted by: VentureBlogster | May 13, 2008 at 08:10 PM
Did that guy really die? People back then were naive. There are so many ways to test a bulletproof vest. Never never test it on a real person!!!
Posted by: Body Armor | May 18, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I have seen lots of testing of bulletproof products and that definitely not the way to do it. Just plain stupidity.
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Irony of the destiny!
Posted by: Buy Steroids | February 05, 2010 at 05:44 AM
This is stupid...wow
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Posted by: Round and Brown | June 29, 2010 at 01:39 AM
I would *love* if someone could get a scan of this
Posted by: Term Papers | July 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM