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Story description
Two cofounders, one failing product and twelve weeks to agree on a plan. You disagree on everything except each other.
Rival Founders is an interactive workplace romance set inside a small startup that has missed its launch twice.
Twelve weeks of friction and heat
- Run stand-ups, pitches, investor calls and midnight bug fixes in a tiny office with a dying plant.
- Argue about shipping versus waiting, hiring versus bootstrapping and pivoting versus persisting.
- Notice when the arguing becomes the thing you look forward to.
Avery, your cofounder, is precise, principled and allergic to hype. Nadia, the lead investor, is warm and hard to read. Joss holds the team together. What is under the disagreement is different every time you play.
Witty, fast and warm
Startup banter and quiet moments after hours. Company decisions stay on their merits, and nothing is forced.
The board wants one plan by Friday. Do you try to agree?
Characters
The CTO and cofounder. Precise, funny, deeply principled and allergic to hype.
The lead investor on the board. Warm, sharp and difficult to read, with a stake in more than the numbers.
The head of operations and the glue of the team. Calm, cheerful and the person everyone confides in.
