u/Key-Grapefruit-2850

From young I’ve been interested in starting a business but at that sort of age, capital is low, you’re not as educated as a lot of the competition and it can be quite intimidating starting which leaves a lot of people just procrastinating. I’m putting together a website/app that allows people to simulate a business running role play, with real market data, real challenges and educational points along the way meaning they can learn about starting a business by making mistakes with no risk attached. I personally would’ve loved this years ago before I began my journey so let me know what you guys think of the idea and if you’re interested I could send you the demo for it.

I’ve been building a business simulator where you can screw up without losing real money
I’ve always thought there’s a weird gap with learning about business.
You can watch 100 videos, read books, do courses etc., but you don’t really know what it’s like until you actually have to make the decisions yourself.
So I’ve been building a little business simulator to try and solve that.
You start with a set amount of fake money, choose a business and basically try to keep it alive. You decide how much to spend on things like marketing, staff, equipment, pricing, stock etc. Then each month gets simulated and your decisions actually affect what happens.
In the future i’m thinking you could also get random problems thrown at you, competitors changing their prices, staff leaving, unexpected costs, demand changing, that sort of thing.
The idea is basically to see whether you can actually run a business without having to risk your own money to find out.
I’ve got a playable version up now rather than just a concept, and I’m trying to get some honest opinions on whether the idea is actually interesting or whether I’ve just built a fancy spreadsheet 😂
If anyone wants to give it a go, it’s here:
The Website
Would genuinely be interested to know what you’d change or add.