Bankruptcy Filed
Shoestring Systems
Founder: Mom & Pop •
Closed: Fiscal Year 5 •
Build: 1.0.0
• CONTENT 9E2C4138
• Filed: September 16, 2026 at 02:46 UTC
Final Valuation
$580
Final Liquid Funding
$468
Fiscal Review Record
2 Wins / 3 Setbacks
Executive Lineup (Board)
Data Scientist
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your fastest asset 1s.
▸
Inflict 20 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Tech Debt
SMALL
SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent assets 1s.
▸
Gain 1 Debt.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Accountant
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Gain 1 Revenue.
▸
Remove 4 Debt.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Expense Account
MEDIUM
BENEFIT
8.0
SEC
▸
Profit 40.
▸
Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 20.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
✦ MVP ✦
Sunday Dinner
MEDIUM
SCHEME
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your Humans 3s.
▸
Gain 40 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Enacted Corporate Policies
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#3
POLICY
▸
When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Market Crash
After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.
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#4
POLICY
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 15 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
#5
#6
#7
#8
Fiscal Growth Timeline
INSOLVENCY FILED
Cumulative Wins
Cumulative Losses
Bankruptcy Limit (3)
Conceded 3 fatal setbacks by Fiscal Year 5, triggering mandatory corporate bankruptcy.
Audit Raw Fiscal Records (Tabular Breakdown)
| Fiscal Year | Closing Valuation | Cumulative Wins | Cumulative Setbacks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $145 | 0 | 1 | Setback |
| Year 2 | $365 | 0 | 2 | 1 Strike Left |
| Year 3 | $445 | 1 | 2 | 1 Strike Left |
| Year 4 | $510 | 2 | 2 | 1 Strike Left |
| Year 5 | $580 | 2 | 3 | Bankrupt |
Ongoing Boardroom Performance
At each year-end, an audit snapshot of Shoestring Systems is filed to challenge rival corporate executives during their End-of-Year Showdowns.
Showdown Record
0W
/
0L
0 battles logged to date
Board Win Rate
—
Awaiting first showdown
Active Board Snapshots
5 Filings
Years 1 through 5
Annual Boardroom Snapshots
Historical portfolio audits captured at the conclusion of each fiscal year.
Assets
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Keynote Speaker
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
10.0
SEC
▸
Permanently gain +10 Valuation.
▸
Fast Track an adjacent Employee 1s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
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Assets
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Keynote Speaker
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
10.0
SEC
▸
Permanently gain +10 Valuation.
▸
Fast Track an adjacent Employee 1s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Data Scientist
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your fastest asset 1s.
▸
Inflict 20 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Accountant
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Gain 1 Revenue.
▸
Remove 4 Debt.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
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Policies
POLICY
▸
When you hire a Human, get {run0.
▸
0} Funding back.
Assets
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Data Scientist
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your fastest asset 1s.
▸
Inflict 20 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Tech Debt
SMALL
SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent assets 1s.
▸
Gain 1 Debt.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Accountant
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Gain 1 Revenue.
▸
Remove 4 Debt.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Expense Account
MEDIUM
BENEFIT
8.0
SEC
▸
Profit 40.
▸
Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 20.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
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◈
Policies
POLICY
▸
When you hire a Human, get {run0.
▸
0} Funding back.
POLICY
▸
Your Humans act 10% faster.
Assets
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
Data Scientist
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your fastest asset 1s.
▸
Inflict 20 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Tech Debt
SMALL
SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent assets 1s.
▸
Gain 1 Debt.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Accountant
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Gain 1 Revenue.
▸
Remove 4 Debt.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Expense Account
MEDIUM
BENEFIT
8.0
SEC
▸
Profit 40.
▸
Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 20.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Sunday Dinner
MEDIUM
SCHEME
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your Humans 2s.
▸
Gain 20 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Policies
POLICY
▸
When you hire a Human, get {run0.
▸
0} Funding back.
POLICY
▸
Your Humans act 10% faster.
POLICY
▸
When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Market Crash
After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.
Assets
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
+
PLUS
Data Scientist
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your fastest asset 1s.
▸
Inflict 20 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Weekend Help
SMALL
HUMAN
4.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track the Human to your left 1s and the Human to your right 2s.
Keywords
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Mom
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent Humans 2s.
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 250% of it as Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
Pop
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
5.0
SEC
▸
Inflict 30 Loss.
▸
Profit 20.
▸
Whenever this is Fast Tracked, Profit 30.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Tech Debt
SMALL
SCHEME
3.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track adjacent assets 1s.
▸
Gain 1 Debt.
Keywords
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Accountant
SMALL
HUMAN
EMPLOYEE
3.0
SEC
▸
Gain 1 Revenue.
▸
Remove 4 Debt.
Keywords
Revenue
Recurring Profit every second.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Expense Account
MEDIUM
BENEFIT
8.0
SEC
▸
Profit 40.
▸
Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 20.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Sunday Dinner
MEDIUM
SCHEME
9.0
SEC
▸
Fast Track your Humans 3s.
▸
Gain 40 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Fast Track
Instantly advances an asset's progress toward acting.
Policies
POLICY
▸
When you hire a Human, get {run0.
▸
0} Funding back.
POLICY
▸
Your Humans act 10% faster.
POLICY
▸
When the Market Crash begins, gain 15 Moat for each Human you have.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Market Crash
After 30 seconds, everyone loses money — fast, and it gets worse.
POLICY
▸
Whenever you Surplus, gain 15 Moat.
Keywords
Moat
Absorbs Loss before your Cash is touched. Debt and Scandal go through it.
Surplus
Profit beyond your Valuation is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.