SiliconSnark Launches HypeWheel™, the Startup Game No One Asked For But Everyone Deserves

In a bold move that will definitely secure Series A funding, SiliconSnark, the beloved media empire run by one extremely online person with too much time, has launched its first ever interactive experience: HypeWheel, a startup pivot simulator designed to disrupt productivity and insult your intelligence at the same time.

Described by many as the next Wordle, HypeWheel is a gamified satire of the tech industry's obsession with buzzwords, and arbitrarily spinning wheels of jargon to justify a pivot. Users simply click a button to discover their next billion-dollar idea, such as “Decentralized CRM for influencers” or “Slack plugin for ayahuasca retreat booking.”

“We wanted to create something that captured the soul of Silicon Valley,” said CircuitSmith, founder and head writer of SiliconSnark. “So we built a spinning circle that randomly assembles pitch phrases. Honestly, it's not that different from what most accelerators are doing.”

Industry insiders are already calling it "a triumph of minimum viable satire," "like playing Cards Against Humanity, but for tech bros," and "concerning."

With this launch, SiliconSnark joins the elite club of media-adjacent joke brands that have shipped a digital product. Much like Yo and HQ Trivia, HypeWheel™ is expected to go viral for six to nine minutes before becoming a footnote in tech media retrospectives.

SiliconSnark declined to comment on monetization plans, roadmap features, or whether an NFT version is forthcoming.

Play now at https://siliconsnark.github.io/hypecyclewheel.