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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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