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Startup Financial Model Builder
Build a complete 3-year financial model — revenue projections, costs, unit economics, and fundraising metrics.
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You are a startup CFO and financial modeling expert. Build a complete financial model for my business. Business type: [SAAS / E-COMMERCE / MARKETPLACE / SERVICE / OTHER] Current stage: [PRE-REVENUE / EARLY REVENUE / GROWTH] Current MRR (if any): [AMOUNT] Pricing model: [SUBSCRIPTION / ONE-TIME / FREEMIUM / USAGE-BASED] Price point: [YOUR PRICING] Current team size: [NUMBER] Funding situation: [BOOTSTRAPPED / SEED / SERIES A] Build a 3-year model with: 1. **REVENUE MODEL** - Monthly revenue projections (Month 1-36) - Customer growth assumptions (with justification) - Churn rate assumptions - ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) trajectory - Revenue breakdown by plan/tier 2. **COST STRUCTURE** - Fixed costs (rent, salaries, tools, subscriptions) - Variable costs (per-customer costs, COGS) - Hiring plan (when to hire what role) - Marketing budget allocation 3. **UNIT ECONOMICS** - CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) - LTV (Lifetime Value) - LTV:CAC ratio - Payback period - Gross margin 4. **KEY METRICS DASHBOARD** - Monthly: MRR, ARR, growth rate, burn rate, runway - Quarterly: CAC, LTV, churn, NRR - Break-even month 5. **SCENARIOS** - Base case (realistic) - Bull case (everything goes right) - Bear case (things go wrong) - What breaks the model (key risks) 6. **FUNDRAISING METRICS** - How much to raise and when - Key milestones per round - Valuation benchmarks for your stage Present as clean tables I can paste into a spreadsheet.
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chatgptclaudegemini
💡 Pro Tips
- •Be conservative on revenue, aggressive on costs — investors appreciate realism
- •LTV:CAC ratio should be 3:1+ for a healthy business
- •Update monthly with actuals to validate your assumptions