MARKET: +14.2% ▲ ALL-TIME HIGH MOM & POP: MOAT AT ATH ($840 Moat Absorbing) SCRAPPY: +38.5% ▲ 42x Unpaid Interns Leveraged SERGEI: +21.0% ▲ 10,000 Bot Workers Deployed BARON: -3.1% ▼ Injunction Overruled by Cayman Court AMAZOFF: -12.8% ▼ Liquidated in Year 4 SEC STATUS: 0 SUBPOENAS FILED (COMPLIANCE WAIVED) CRASH WARNING: T-30s TICK COMMENCING MARKET: +14.2% ▲ ALL-TIME HIGH MOM & POP: MOAT AT ATH ($840 Moat Absorbing) SCRAPPY: +38.5% ▲ 42x Unpaid Interns Leveraged SERGEI: +21.0% ▲ 10,000 Bot Workers Deployed BARON: -3.1% ▼ Injunction Overruled by Cayman Court AMAZOFF: -12.8% ▼ Liquidated in Year 4
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Always Be Closing
Existential Threat YEAR 4–6 RIVAL General Corporate Combatant

Always Be Closing

Filing Identifier: rival.always_be_closing
1 Progressive Stages Compound Passive Cash Machine
PLAYER WIN RATE 25.8% 8W / 23L Record
TOTAL BOUTS 31 23 founder defeats
FOUNDER NEMESIS Sergei 20.0% Win Rate (2W-8L)

Hostile Board Lineup & Stage Progression

Opposing 10-slot board lineup, valuation cap, and defeat bounties across combat developmental stages:

1 Progression Stages
Target Operational Stage: STAGE 1 • YEAR 3 COMBAT
STARTING VALUATION (HEALTH POOL) $270 Cap
PASSIVE REVENUE +$3/s Cashflow
▼ 60
Account Manager

Account Manager

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE
7.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 60 Loss.
▸ Gain 80% Market Share.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Market Share
A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.
◆ 16 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 56 ▲ 40
Pitchman
Leveraged
Leveraged

Pitchman

PRO
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE
6.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 56 Loss.
▸ Profit 40.
▸ Windfall 25%.
Buzzword
Leveraged
Leveraged
▸ +25% Loss, and also apply 1 Debt to yourself.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Debt
Recurring Loss that ignores Moat and never goes away on its own.
Windfall
Chance for an asset to inflict double Loss, Profit, Revenue, Moat, Debt, and Scandal when it acts.
◆ 36 Funding
Full Dossier →
▲ 60
Commission Structure
✦ MVP ✦

Commission Structure

PRO
SMALL SCHEME
6.0
SEC
▸ Profit 60.
▸ When one of your Employees inflicts Loss, Profit 16 plus 30% of it.
Keywords
Profit
Restores your Cash, up to your Valuation.
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 44 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 40
Sales Quota

Sales Quota

PLUS
MEDIUM SCHEME
6.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 40 Loss.
▸ Your Employees inflict +16 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 30 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 10
Personal Trainer

Personal Trainer

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN SERVICE BENEFIT
6.0
SEC
▸ The Employee to your right gains +10 Loss.
▸ Overwork it 1.5s.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Overwork
The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.
◆ 10 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 80
Consultant

Consultant

PLUS
SMALL HUMAN EMPLOYEE SERVICE
5.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 80 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 30 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 15
Sales Training

Sales Training

BASIC
SMALL BENEFIT
8.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 15 Loss.
▸ At the start of each battle, a random Employee of yours permanently gains +3 Loss.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
◆ 10 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 60
Loyalty Program

Loyalty Program

PLUS
SMALL SCHEME
9.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 60 Loss.
▸ At the start of the battle, gain 120% Market Share.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Market Share
A percentage of Loss dealt to rival Cash returns as Profit.
◆ 12 Funding
Full Dossier →
▼ 40
Terrible Boss

Terrible Boss

BASIC
SMALL HUMAN
6.0
SEC
▸ Inflict 40 Loss.
▸ Overwork your Burned Out Employees 1s.
Keywords
Loss
Reduces the rival's Cash. Absorbed by Moat first.
Overwork
The asset works twice as fast while Overworked.
Burnout
An asset pushed past one act per second is Burned Out: more speed is lost — but some cards pay off when it happens.
◆ 15 Funding
Full Dossier →
Opposing 10-Slot Board Layout (Stage 1, Year 3) Hover any card for cooldown cadence, footprint & active legal clauses

🏆 Stage Defeat Bounty & Liquidation Rewards

Earned on Board Domination
FUNDING PAYOUT +$50 Cash
EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE +5 XP
ASSET ACQUISITION 1 Random Asset of Theirs

Founder Matchups

Your head-to-head record against this rival, by founder.

4 founders
Baron
Baron
Corporate Raider
28.6%
Win rate
2W - 5L (7 bouts)
Best matchup
Mom & Pop
Mom & Pop
Main Street
33.3%
Win rate
2W - 4L (6 bouts)
Scrappy
Scrappy
Bootstrapped
25.0%
Win rate
2W - 6L (8 bouts)
Founder nemesis
Sergei
Sergei
Venture-Backed
20.0%
Win rate
2W - 8L (10 bouts)

Lethality by Fiscal Year Encountered

Audit Difficulty Curve

Historical win rates depending on which fiscal year this rival was faced:

Year 4
20.0%
2W / 8L
Year 5
16.7%
3W / 15L
Year 6
100.0%
3W / 0L

Boardroom Tactical Scouting Briefing

Corporate Intel
STRATEGIC ARCHETYPE: Compound Passive Cash Machine

Extremely dangerous adversary. High fatality rate across corporate founders. Prioritize defensive preparation prior to audit.

Recommended Founder Countermeasures:

  • Passive Revenue generation (+3/s): avoid slow, defensive attrition; end engagements rapidly before compounding kicks in.