Forecastr blog

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3 cash planning mistakes founders make

According to Investopedia, about 90% of startup companies fail, nearly 30% within the first two years alone.

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How to build the ultimate revenue formula

As founders, almost every action we execute supports maximizing revenue, whether directly through sales or indirectly through our mission and values.

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Our top 10 favorite financial modeling articles

If you’ve searched “how to build a financial model” on the Google machine recently, you’ve already seen an information overload on conflicting strategies, repetitive information, and perhaps some dubious guides to success. The team at Forecastr...

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How to win investors over with your financial model in 5 steps

The investor pitch creates a narrative behind the vision of your startup. As founders, we spend hours perfecting the slidedeck and building inspiration through problem solving. Your financial model may only provide a piece of this narrative, but it...

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Income Statement 101

As a business founder, I’ve discovered people start companies for two fundamental reasons: (1) to solve a problem in the world and (2) to make money. Because I’m coming to you from the perspective of a financial technology company, let’s dive into...

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Financial Modeling for Operations: Part 3 – Capitalization in Finance

If you haven’t already, check out the first and second installments of of this series where I shared the first three key initiatives in optimizing customer acquisition and growth: the growth plan, the revenue plan, and the expense plan. In this...

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Financial modeling for operations: Part 2 – revenue & expense plan

Last week, I discussed how to optimize customer acquisition using objectives from the growth plan in your financial model. Like I shared last week, to maximize revenue as a business manager, you must analyze every step of the funnel and test...

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Financial Modeling for Operations: Part 1 – Growth Plan

A crucial driver of your company’s growth is the effectiveness, and efficiency of your customer acquisition. To optimize revenue as a business manager, you must analyze every step of the funnel and test strategies that optimize success. In this...

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Make your model “fundraise ready”

Check out our full webinar covering how to use a financial model for fundraising