Default Alive

Default Alive is a management sim about building a software company, from one desk in a garage through your Series B. After your seed round, the company runs on a real clock: one real day is three months, whether the app is open or not. You start alone with $120k of savings. You pick a market and name the company, and you set the price as you learn what buyers will pay. The garage runs on its own and stops whenever you have a call to make. Customers write to tell you why they signed, and why they said no or cancelled. You choose what to build from three ideas, and the range on each estimate narrows as you spend time with customers. When investors notice you, you decide how much to raise and whom to meet. Then you compare the term sheets side by side. A lower valuation with clean terms can leave you more money than a higher one, and each sheet shows what you would take home if you sold.…