A founder’s course on the financial templates in the Startup Template Library: the 3-Year Financial Model, Burn Rate Tracker, Cap Table, Fundraising Tracker, and SaaS Metrics Dashboard. You will learn how to structure a model so it can be changed without breaking, how to build revenue and cost drivers from real inputs, how to read burn and runway, how a cap table actually moves through a round, and which metrics matter at each stage. The course teaches method, not predictions; every number you enter should come from your own business.

Modules

Model Structure That Survives Change

Lessons

• Inputs, Calculations, and Outputs on Separate Tabs Preview
• Monthly Granularity for Year One
• Documenting Assumptions Inside the Model

Revenue Drivers From Real Inputs

Lessons

• Building Revenue From Customers, Not Percentages
• Modeling Multiple Revenue Streams
• Sales Cycle and Payment Timing

Costs and Headcount Planning

Lessons

• Headcount as the Main Cost Driver
• Fixed, Variable, and Semi-Variable Costs
• Gross Margin and Why It Comes First

Burn Rate and Runway

Lessons

• Calculating Net Burn Correctly
• Runway and the Decision Dates It Creates
• Reading the Cash Balance Chart

Understanding the Cap Table

Lessons

• Cap Table Basics for Founders
• How a Priced Round Moves the Table
• Convertible Instruments and Their Effect

Metrics Dashboards That Get Used

Lessons

• Choosing Metrics by Stage
• Defining Each Metric Once
• Running a Monthly Metrics Review