Neurotainment
Pitch your startup idea to a desi panel, find out why famous Indian startups died, or try to get rich trading onions across mandis.
Pitch Panchayat
Pitch your business idea in a few lines. Four judges score it, roast it, and maybe make you an offer.
Pitch now →Startup Graveyard
Real Indian startups that raised crores and still shut down. Stand at their turning point, make the call, see what really happened.
Visit the graveyard →Mandi Master
₹30,000, one truck, 30 days. Buy onions, tomatoes and potatoes cheap, sell them dear, and dodge strikes and rain.
Start trading →🎤 Pitch Panchayat
Describe your startup in 2–5 lines: what problem it solves, who pays, and how you make money. The panel will judge you. Mercilessly.
Just for fun: the panel uses simple rules to read your pitch, not real investors. It is not investment advice.
🪦 Startup Graveyard
Each of these Indian startups raised serious money and still shut down. Read the situation, decide what you would do, then see what actually happened.
Stories are simplified from public news reports for learning. Figures are approximate as reported at the time.
🚚 Mandi Master
You have ₹30,000 and a truck that carries 2,000 kg. Buy where it's cheap, travel, sell where it's dear. Tomatoes rot fast. You have 30 days. Prices are fictional but behave like real mandis.
Market
🚛 Travel
Fuel & tolls: ₹1,500 per travel day.
📱 Mandi WhatsApp group
📊 Price board (₹ per kg, today)
Your best score: —
🧠 About Neurotainment
Neurotainment = neuro (your brain) + entertainment. We turn business, economics and trade into games you actually want to play.
🎯 What this platform is for
Most people learn business from thick textbooks, long articles and boring lectures. We think the best way to understand how money, markets and startups really work is to play with them.
On Neurotainment you can pitch your idea to a panel of judges, step into the shoes of founders whose startups failed, or run a vegetable trading business across India's mandis, all in a few minutes, for free.
👥 Who it's for
- Students of BBA, B.Com, MBA and CA who want concepts to finally click.
- Aspiring founders testing whether their idea makes business sense.
- Curious minds who enjoy a smart game more than an endless scroll.
💡 What we believe
- Play first, learn by accident. If it isn't fun, nobody finishes it.
- Desi by default. Indian markets, Indian startups, Indian examples.
- Learn from failure. The graveyard teaches more than the hall of fame.
Akhilesh Gupta
A note from the founder
I've always believed that the best lessons don't feel like lessons. We remember the games we played, the mistakes we made and the decisions we got to take ourselves, far more than the pages we read.
Business is full of ideas that sound simple but are hard to truly understand: why prices rise and fall, why some startups survive and others don't, why a good idea isn't always a good business. I started Neurotainment to make these ideas something you can experience, not just read about.
Every game here is built to be quick, fun and a little bit addictive, and to leave you understanding something real about how the world of business works. Whether you're a student, a dreamer with a startup idea, or just someone who enjoys a smart game, I hope you find something here that makes you think and smile.
If you have an idea, feedback, or just want to say hello, my inbox is always open.
— Akhilesh Gupta
📬 Get in touch
Have an idea for a new game, found a bug, or want to collaborate with your college or company? Write to us.
Techgiz310@gmail.com