Show HN: I built a game where you guess which startup idea succeeded
3 Belsonsan 1 5/3/2025, 7:03:15 PM startuporflop.com ↗
I’ve been studying real-world SaaS ideas — some that took off, others that failed hard. I turned it into a small side project: StartUp or Flop?
You get two real startup ideas. One became successful, the other didn’t. You guess which is which, then you get the actual answer plus a short explanation of what made it work (or not).
It’s a lightweight way to learn from real startup outcomes, uncover the patterns behind success and failure, sharpen your product instinct — and maybe even confront some of your own startup biases along the way. It’s surprising, humbling, and kind of addictive.
Would love your feedback! https://www.startuporflop.com/
I’ve made some bad bets in the past (who hasn’t?), and I realized how easy it is to assume we know what works just because something sounds smart. I wanted a fun way to challenge that — to learn from real examples without reading 50 postmortems.
Would love to hear what you think, especially if you’ve built something or are in the early stages of a project.