Founder Sim vs Market Maker

Have you ever dreamed of building the next trillion-dollar tech company from scratch? Welcome to Founder Sim - the hyper-realistic startup CEO and business tycoon simulator. Start from a humble garage with a laptop and a bold vision, hire a world-class team, raise millions from cutthroat VCs, outsmart corporate rivals, and take your company public on Wall Street! As CEO, every critical decision falls on you: managing Burn Rates, crushing Tech Debt, navigating Boardroom coups, and steering through volatile economic cycles. Do you have the grit and strategy to build an enduring tech empire? ICONIC STORY CAMPAIGNS Step into the shoes of iconic tech visionaries in our narrative Story Mode: • Pineapple: Revolutionize personal computing and outmaneuver boardroom coups. • Bookface: Scale viral network effects and navigate international regulatory heat. • SearchGo: Organize global information and dominate digital advertising. Make critical decisions that dynamically test Cash, Morale, and Reputation! CONQUER 11+ TECH INDUSTRIES Every industry has its own economic engine, growth mechanics, and hurdles: • AI & Machine Learning: Harness demand while managing massive server compute costs. • B2B SaaS: Build recurring revenue (MRR/ARR) and minimize customer churn. • FinTech: Navigate compliance, secure banking licenses, and process billions. • Marketplaces, Dev Tools, Mobile Gaming, Biotech & more! BUILD YOUR DREAM C-SUITE You cannot scale alone. Recruit elite executives and engineers: • Poach 10x Engineers to eliminate Tech Debt and accelerate shipping speed. • Hire top Marketers to slash Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) and drive viral growth. • Appoint experienced C-Suite leaders (CTO, CMO, CFO) for institutional roadshows. • Protect Team Morale - burnout causes your top performers to walk out! VENTURE CAPITAL & BOARDROOM BATTLES Running low on runway? Pitch Angel Investors and top Venture Capital firms: • Negotiate term sheets and seed, Series A, B, and C valuations. • Balance aggressive hyper-growth against painful equity dilution. • Defend your founder seat against activist board members seeking to oust you! M&A, SUBSIDIARIES & HOSTILE TAKEOVERS Build a multi-billion dollar tech conglomerate through aggressive corporate strategy: • Hostile Takeovers: Quietly accumulate rival shares on the open stock exchange to stage corporate raids and seize majority voting control. • Manage Subsidiaries: Run acquired companies as unlisted divisions or public entities, consolidate monthly P&L, and funnel dividend payouts to treasury. • Spin-Offs & Divestitures: Spin off high-growth divisions into standalone public IPOs, or divest non-core assets to raise immediate corporate cash. • Strategic Synergies: Fold acquired competitors into your core ecosystem to capture operational synergies, expand ARR, and dominate market share. RING THE BELL ON WALL STREET Take your startup to the ultimate finish line: • Receive tempting multi-million dollar buyout offers from corporate giants. • Or reject easy money, surpass $50M ARR, and take your company public in an epic IPO! • Manage quarterly earnings calls, track live stock tickers, and execute share buybacks. OUTSMART RELENTLESS AI RIVALS The market never sleeps. Face off against aggressive AI rivals (including the infamous "Chadly") who poach your staff, launch smear campaigns, and undercut pricing. Counter with patent lawsuits, PR fixers, and superior execution! GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS & MULTI-LANGUAGE • Compete with real founders worldwide on the Global Leaderboard for Valuation, ARR, and Cash. • Full language support: English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, with localized currencies ($, €, R$, £). From a garage desk to IPO - your journey starts now. Download Founder Sim today and build your tech empire!

Market Maker is a card game about market-making. Inspired by the card-based trading competition described in The Trading Game. Bid, ask, bluff and outsmart the table — just like Gary Stevenson did to win his internship. Each player holds a private card. A set of community cards is revealed round by round. The true value of the hand is the sum of all cards — but nobody knows it yet. Your edge is how precisely you can estimate it, and how well you read your opponents. HOW IT WORKS You post a bid and an ask spread. Your opponents can buy from you or sell to you. The tighter your spread, the more trades you attract — but the greater your exposure if your estimate is wrong. At settlement, cards are revealed and profits are calculated exactly as on a real trading floor. TWO TRADING MODES Turn-Based: Quote, react, and adapt at your own pace. Study the market before committing. Live Order Book: A 40-second live trading window with real-time AI re-quoting. Update your spread dynamically as new information arrives. The pressure is on. YOUR OPPONENTS Rookie — noisy estimates, wide spreads, impulsive reactions Shark — bluffs confidence, posts misleading quotes to trap you Pro — tight spreads, reads your quotes to infer your private card, executes arbitrage CAREER MODE Work your way through a four-stage trading tournament. Start at a university trading floor against rookies. Survive the sharps to reach MegaBank's live trading desk. Beat the firm's best algorithms and secure the internship. ACHIEVEMENTS & GAME CENTER 17 achievements from First Flip (common) to Winner (legendary). Five leaderboards — all-time profits and per-stage career performance — ranked globally on Game Center. ANALYTICS Every hand ends with a full performance breakdown: P&L timeline, trade-by-trade edge quality, player comparison, and an Analyst Rating from S to D. PRICE Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock Live Trading mode, career stages 3 and 4, and the Pro AI opponent — one purchase, no subscription. DISCLAIMER This is a fan-made recreation inspired by the card game described in Gary Stevenson's book The Trading Game. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Gary Stevenson, Penguin Random House, or any related parties.