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Seven plain-English walk-throughs of the financial model you bring to a raise — written from the same logic that drives the ModelKit engine. Every example uses real, computed numbers, not round-number hand-waving. No email wall.
Why assets must equal liabilities plus equity in every period — and the exact roll-forward that makes the balance-check read 0.00.
NRR, GRR, CAC payback, burn multiple, magic number, Rule of 40 — the definitions VCs use, and where each one comes from in the model.
How a handful of drivers — logos, ARPA, churn, expansion — produce the customer roll-forward and the ARR bridge partners ask for by name.
The two GTM-efficiency numbers, computed from the same S&M line as your P&L so they can't contradict it — with the caveats that matter.
Two efficiency screens investors run in seconds. What they mean, how they're computed, and why early-stage numbers look wild.
The recurring errors that make a partner stop reading — hard-coded plugs, metrics that fight the statements, a hockey-stick with no driver.
What a discount rate does to a number, why WACC runs high for a startup, and why an early-stage DCF lands far below the comps band — on purpose, not by mistake.
ModelKit is the driver-based, 5-year, integrated 3-statement model these guides describe — a workbook that ties to 0.00 in every year, with the SaaS-metrics and valuation tabs computed from the same build. $149, delivered within one business day.
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