This game lets you roleplay as a tech CEO, and it was way harder than expected

The Financial Times newspaper has created a game that lets you try out being CEO of a tech startup.As founder and CEO, your mission is to "balance profit and purpose," using limited resources to keep investors and stakeholders happy. The game draws from real life examples, like recently-ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann.

Have you ever looked at the decisions of CEOs like Adam Neumann or Elon Musk and thought you could do a better job? Well, here's your chance.

FT, the publisher of the daily business newspaper, created a game that makes you CEO and founder of tech startup FlexBird. Your job is to take the company public in an IPO and to guide the business to success. Along the way, you can choose how you allocate resources to growth and social issues, but make sure you keep stakeholders and investors happy!

You'll also have to deal with other events as they come up, like protests over government contracts and a recession. Do you have what it takes?

Here's what happened when I played.

 

Original author: Mary Meisenzahl