Commercial Terms & Encounter Mechanics
Operating rules governing inventory allocation, pricing modifiers, and encounter routing:
Commerce Performance Telemetry
Rate at which executive founders prioritize visiting this merchant when offered.
Average volume acquired per founder visit once routed to this vendor.
Gross inventory acquired across all runs (0 upgrades purchased).
Authorized Shelf Inventory & Options
All eligible corporate assets rolled on Demo Day's shelves. Sized according to 1-, 2-, and 3-width board footprints.
Black Turtleneck
Black Turtleneck
Gain 20 Valuation. Fast Track a random Scheme 1s. Gain 1 Scandal.
Early Adopter
Early Adopter
Permanently gain +8 Valuation.
Generative AI
Generative AI
Inflict 20 Loss. At the start of the battle, become two copies of another small asset you control.
Bootstrapped
Bootstrapped
Profit 20. Whenever you gain Debt, Profit 50 and Fast Track your fastest asset 2s.
Ad Network
Ad Network
Inflict 8 Loss, plus Loss equal to 300% of your Revenue.
Viral Post
Viral Post
Inflict 18 Loss. Windfall 30%.
Fundraiser
Fundraiser
Profit 15 for each Tag among your assets.
Unicorn
Unicorn
Permanently gain +25 Valuation. Gain 40 Moat. The first time your Cash falls below half: Liquidate this and gain 2 Scandal.
Creative Accounting
Creative Accounting
Gain 10 Revenue. Gain 1 Debt.
Miracle Analyzer
Miracle Analyzer
Profit 50. Apply 2 Debt and 1 Scandal. When this is Audited, take 40 Loss and Liquidate this.
Community EBITDA
Community EBITDA
Gain 30 Valuation. Profit 15. Gain 2 Debt.
Tech Debt
Tech Debt
Fast Track adjacent assets 1s. Gain 1 Debt.
Two-Pizza Team
Two-Pizza Team
Profit 15. Inflict 10 Loss. Scale +1 while you control 2 or fewer Employees.
Vaporware
Vaporware
Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 1 Debt.
Stealth Mode
Stealth Mode
Gain 60 Moat. Reduce your Scandal by 1.
The Idea Guy
The Idea Guy
Profit 10. Windfall 25%.
User Data
User Data
When you sell this, gain 20 Valuation.
Sudden Pivot
Sudden Pivot
When you sell this, gain a random small Scheme.
Human in the Loop
Human in the Loop
Inflict 30 Loss. Gain 20 Moat. When an adjacent Human activates, Fast Track this 1s. If you control no Humans, this is Audited for 4s.
Synthetic Data
Synthetic Data
Profit 50. Your AIs produce +10 Profit.