Real Fake

Hi Product Hunt! I've always wanted to make a game and since the LLM boom started back in 2022, I knew there was something fun that could be built with them. I just needed the right idea. One day I was playing with ChatGPT and asked it to generate a real-sounding startup and the result was eerily good. I enjoy playing daily games like Wordle and Connections and figured that a tech-centric version of those games would be possible with AI, and I liked the idea of "trying to figure out if a company is real or not." To me, this game is kind of like an evolution of those fun single-serving websites from a prior era of the web. We built the game with the Crunchbase API, which gave us real company data, and they've been a great partner in thinking about the evolution of this game. We used ChatGPT for generating the fake companies, Supabase for our backend, and Vercel for our frontend, with some help from Copilot for writing some of the code. Working with Phenry and Dan, we figured out the right UX for this kind of gameplay and had a lot of fun tweaking the prompt and data to get a balance that felt "just right." Because of the tech setup, the game requires minimal intrusion, so it's a game we get to play ourselves. My favorite part is when one of the fake prompts is a fun idea for a business. VC firms don't tend to build things all that often, but we did this for two reasons. 1) We wanted to better understand what it’s like to build with latest tools founders are using for their startups 2) We are really excited about the intersection of AI and gaming, from experiences to infrastructure. Would love to hear what you all think of the game and I hope you play it daily for a bit. I've found it to be tons of fun and always surprising. Share your score on Twitter and tag us at @Felicis.

@mischa great job,,congrats on the launch 👏

Real Fake is a fascinating game concept! It tests your investor instincts by challenging you to distinguish between real companies and AI-generated fakes every day. Not only does it sharpen your observation skills, but it also adds a fun, competitive edge by letting you compare scores with friends. The combination of interactivity and entertainment is sure to be addictive! 🎮💼

Hey Mischa, Have you noticed any patterns in the types of fake companies that players tend to get wrong the most? It would be interesting to see if there are certain characteristics that make a fake company particularly convincing. Congrats on the launch!

I love this idea! Very creative, and sounds fun to play. I'm curious, how do you generate those AI fake startups? Congratulations on the launch BTW

fun and creative! In this age of misinformation, the ability to tell what's real and fake becomes ever important. I'd love to play with it! Congrats Mischa!

Thanks for the great idea and the opportunity to build this with y’all, @Mischa!