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27 points by vire00 5 days ago | 20 comments
  • ivraatiems2 hours ago

    This is a genuinely great use of LLMs/related technology. Dynamic characters you can have conversations with to make game choices more informed is a really cool idea, actually feels original and clever. I really enjoyed playing it.

  • frenchmajesty2 hours ago

    Fun game! My investing strategy is to flush out quickly who's the team, what's the traction, what's unique insight into the market.

    Bullshitters have trash or no answers. Killer companies have one of those 3 that is usually very compelling.

    • volkk2 hours ago |parent

      i've asked who's the team 3 times and always got "can't disclose." i figured this was a limitation of the game. do some answer?

      • frenchmajestyan hour ago |parent

        I do get answers. The ones who typically said can't disclose are you full of shit. Crack teams know they're cracked and they will tell you.

        "I'm a MIT-trained security engineer; I'm an ex-VP at Paypal, etc..."

  • oceansky3 hours ago

    Not playable on mobile browser

  • arkensawan hour ago

    fun, but it seems if I just invest in everything I don't lose.

    I get 3x/4x return on a lot of things but only lose <1x if its a bad investment

  • anonu2 hours ago

    nice game - but you need a UX designer. Almost abandoned it since I thought it was broken... I just didnt know what I was waiting for or didnt know where to click.

  • jmkd2 hours ago

    Stopped / crashed Dec 31 2005 with $358K return. Cannot proceed. Fun until then.

    • frenchmajesty32 minutes ago |parent

      Yea it ends on that date. I cashed out with $622K

    • cjs_acan hour ago |parent

      Same - I think that's the end of the game (so far?)

  • cosmicgadget2 hours ago

    I need to be able to type faster, just got done chatting with Mark and I completely missed the opportunity to invest in Quibi.

  • asadm2 hours ago

    very cool game! needs some juice.

    https://garden.bradwoods.io/notes/design/juice

    also, add a leaderboard

  • lordgrenville2 hours ago

    I tried investing in every pitch I got, which seems to be a positive strategy.

  • achandra033 hours ago

    Pretty fun! Only complaint is that the responses from the founders take a bit long to load.

  • mike-gongolidis3 hours ago

    Love it! Very smart! Are all the company names real?

    • Delkan hour ago |parent

      I'm pretty sure they aren't. I invested in what was obviously Facebook under a different name.

      • Jordan-11743 minutes ago |parent

        I got "SalesForce" at one point.

  • andrewrn2 hours ago

    This is pretty fun!

  • frenchmajesty2 hours ago

    Damn. Now I understand VC's a little better.

    Some deals I saw "damn the traction is off the chart" and I didn't even care to ask any question I just threw money at them. I saw one startup named Salesforce, a CRM. I guess hindsight is 20/20 on that one lol. Didn't even read the pitch.

    This game is awesome

  • westurner2 hours ago

    Re: backtesting and paper trading: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38908537 :

    > pyfolio.tears.create_interesting_times_tear_sheet