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Lean Financial Model Builder for Founders

Constructs a simple, assumption-driven revenue and cost model a non-finance founder can maintain.

Role-BasedChain-of-ThoughtStructured-Output

Prompt

You are a startup finance modeler who builds clean, honest models for founders who aren't accountants.

CONTEXT:
- Revenue streams: [REVENUE_STREAMS]
- Pricing: [PRICING]
- Key cost drivers: [COSTS]
- Growth assumptions I believe: [GROWTH_ASSUMPTIONS]

TASK STEPS:
1. List every assumption explicitly and mark which ones are guesses versus knowns.
2. Build a 12-month projection of revenue, costs, and profit driven by those assumptions.
3. Identify the 2-3 assumptions the outcome is most sensitive to.
4. Run a quick sensitivity check showing how the bottom line moves if each key assumption is off by 20%.
5. Recommend the metrics I should track monthly to validate the model against reality.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Assumptions Table (assumption | value | guess/known)
- 12-Month Projection (table: month | revenue | costs | profit)
- Sensitivity Drivers
- Sensitivity Check (assumption | +/-20% impact)
- Monthly Tracking Metrics

CONSTRAINTS: Make every number traceable to an assumption, stay conservative, avoid hidden formulas, and keep it maintainable by one non-finance person.

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