Launched this week
Run a software startup from a garage to an IPO. Ship features, squash bugs, hire a team (and a dog), survive the burn rate, and learn real SaaS metrics inc. MRR, churn, LTV, CAC, while a dry announcer narrates your every mistake. Free, in your browser, no signup required.
How realistic are the SaaS metrics calculations, and do they factor in things like seasonality or different pricing tiers? Curious if this is more of a fun sim or actually useful for learning the numbers.
How does the burn rate actually work in this, do you just lose when the timer runs out or are there ways to extend it? Also is there any kind of scoring or ending state or is it pretty open ended?
How does the burn rate actually work in the game—do the metrics update based on real-time decisions or is it more of a turn-based thing?
How realistic do the SaaS metrics actually get? I'm curious whether churn and CAC scale dynamically based on your decisions or if they're more of a static simulation with preset numbers.
How does the difficulty curve actually play out in practice? Like, does the dry narrator throw curveballs like runway crunches or team conflicts at you randomly, or does it ramp up based on the decisions you make? Curious if it ends up feeling more like a puzzle you can master or genuinely simulates the chaos of a real startup run.
How does the simulation actually teach the metrics, like is there feedback after each decision or are you just left to figure out that your CAC is messed up?
How does the simulation decide on metrics outcomes? Is it random or based on real formula modeling MRR/churn/LTV? Asking because I want to know how realistic the numbers actually feel.