UPSTART the board game is a tabletop simulator that allows people to experience the failures and successes of starting and sustaining a business without the risk. UPSTART equips entrepreneurs with the tools & insights to have them take their business to the next level. Players learn lifelong lessons in an environment of fun, collaboration and play. Designed to shorten the learning curve of real-life failures, established business founders who played the game say that UPSTART compresses 2-3 years of business experience in 2-3 hours of game play.