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Fundamentally disagree with the premise. Poker is a zero sum game. Startups are not.

This doesn't read like it was written by somebody with a firm understanding of poker game theory.

There are ways to compare startups to poker. This doesn't seem like one of them.

I considered adding that but to be honest, the article felt too long. I'm considering hacking a quick online version together in which case it'd be necessary to disconnect betting from the value of the market.

However, I would still probably keep the game binary win/lose and not get into dividing market share. Otherwise it simply wouldn't be as fun to play.

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