What problem does it solve? Founders and finance teams struggle to build credible financial projections for fundraising and planning, often producing overly optimistic revenue forecasts, underestimating costs, or ignoring cash flow timing. This Skill provides a structured methodology for creating investor-ready 3-5 year financial models grounded in realistic assumptions. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Cohort-Based Revenue Modeling: Project MRR and ARR from customer acquisition, retention curves, and ARPU rather than top-down guesses. - Cost Structure & Headcount Planning: Model COGS, S&M, R&D, and G&A with fully-loaded compensation and role-based hiring plans. - Cash Flow & Runway Analysis: Calculate monthly burn rate, runway, and funding needs with proper cash timing. - Three-Scenario Framework: Build conservative (P10), base (P50), and optimistic (P90) scenarios for board reporting and cash management. - Use Case: A seed-stage SaaS founder preparing for a Series A raise uses this Skill to model $500K to $8M ARR growth over three years, validate unit economics (LTV/CAC > 3), and determine a $5M raise covers 24 months of runway. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to build a 3-year financial model for your startup including cohort-based revenue projections, headcount plan, burn rate, runway, and conservative/base/optimistic scenarios.
