Stop Trying to Win at Startup Simulators. Failing Is the Point.
We all dream of building a startup but fear the bankruptcy. Sanfransim.com offers the thrill of vicarious risk, but the real value isn’t in learning how to win—it’s in failing safely. If you play the simulator just to find a winning formula, you’re missing the point. The true insight comes from exploring catastrophic failure paths and second-order effects that real founders ignore until it’s too late.