Setup Stage
Set the founder profile, traits, and starting market before the run begins.
Your background sets the founder's default focus and frames how the first opportunities will feel. It is not a permanent class, but it does shape the opening read of the market.
Pick the edge you want to lean on when evidence is still incomplete.
Traits describe how your founder tends to make decisions under uncertainty. Moderate traits strengthen the opening position; strong traits become active founder strengths during the run.
Spend all trait points before starting. A 7+ trait becomes a strong ongoing trait.
Different regions change starting cash, insight, legitimacy, network, stress, and the first opportunity pool.
The region shapes both the first opportunity set and the pressure profile of the run.