Term sheet · strictly non-binding · vibes only
BURN RATE
a Silicon Valley startup simulator
- Party A
- You (Founder, delusional)
- Party B
- The Market (unforgiving)
- Term
- 72 months. Not one more.
- Starting capital
- $30K and a dream
- Victory condition
- A $1T valuation
- Exit options
- Acquired · $1T · Bankruptcy
Free · runs in your browser · your save stays on your device
HOW A RUN WORKS
🏢
Incorporate
Name the company, pick one of 15 niches (AI wrappers to defense hardware) and a founder archetype. Each combo plays differently.
📅
Survive the months
Two moves per month: ship, hire, raise rounds, expand abroad, do press. Then close the books and let payroll, growth, and random chaos land.
💰
Exit (or don't)
Hit $1T to win outright, sell the company, take it public and survive earnings season, or flame out gloriously. Your payout gets graded from F to 🦄 LEGEND and archived in the Hall of Fame.
PICK YOUR POISON
🤖
AI / LLMs
💳
Fintech
🩺
Healthtech
🪙
Crypto / Web3
📊
B2B SaaS
📱
Consumer Social
🎮
Gaming
🚀
SpaceTech
🛵
Food Delivery
🛠️
DevTools
🌱
ClimateTech
🎓
EdTech
🦾
Robotics
🛡️
DefenseTech
💘
Dating
⌨️ The Hacker
Ships at 3am. Communicates exclusively in commit messages.
🤝 The Hustler
Has never read a term sheet. Has signed eleven.
🔮 The Visionary
The deck has 90 slides. Slide 4 is just the word 'Humanity'.
📋 The Operator
Ex-McKinsey. Color-codes the chaos. The spreadsheet is alive.