Who This Helps
You are a founder operator. Revenue is up but cash feels flat. You need a compact evidence pack to make faster decisions and communicate insights to stakeholders without the fluff.
This is exactly what the Founder Finance Basics Mission Pack is built for. It gives you one-page truths so you can turn analysis into approved execution.
Mini Case
Meet Ben. His SaaS grew 20% month over month, but cash stayed flat. He ran the Runway Forecast mission from the course. He built a one-pager showing that at current burn, he had 7 months of runway. With a 12% cost cut in marketing, he extended it to 10 months. Stakeholders approved the plan in one meeting.
Do This Now (5 Steps)
- Open your latest revenue and expense numbers.
- Calculate your current monthly burn rate.
- Divide your cash balance by burn rate to get runway in months.
- Add one scenario: what if you cut 12% of non-essential spend?
- Write the new runway number on a single card.
Avoid These Traps
- Don't confuse revenue with cash. Revenue is not money in the bank.
- Don't ignore fixed costs like salaries. They don't shrink with revenue.
- Don't assume growth will fix cash. Growth often burns more cash first.
- Don't present a spreadsheet with 50 rows. Stakeholders want one number.
- Don't skip the scenario. A single forecast is a guess. Two scenarios are a decision.
- Don't forget to update the card every month. Runway changes fast.
- Don't hide bad news. Early warning builds trust.
- Don't use jargon like "net burn" without explaining it in plain terms.
Your Win by Friday
By Friday, you will have a Runway Forecast Card you can explain in 30 seconds. Your stakeholders will see the exact number and the one lever to pull. You will make faster decisions and get approval to execute. That is the win.
And hey, you might even sleep better knowing exactly how many months you have to figure things out.