Financial Modeling for Founders
A model that helps you decide, not one that flatters your deck.
Jonas Aldridge
Growth & brand · former agency partner
- Finance
- Analytics
What you will be able to do
- Build a driver-based model instead of a hard-coded one
- Link the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow correctly
- Understand why profit and cash diverge, and by how much
- Run scenarios and sensitivities that inform real decisions
- Present a plan with assumptions an investor can interrogate
About this course
Built for people who run a business rather than an FP&A department. You will build a driver-based three-statement model from scratch, understand why profitable companies run out of cash, and learn to present a plan investors take seriously because the assumptions are visible and defensible.
Curriculum
3 sections · 9 lessons
- 1Drivers, not hard-coded numbersStructuring so one assumption change flows everywhere.Preview20 min
- 2The three statements, linkedHow the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow connect.25 min
- 3Revenue models that reflect the businessSubscription, transactional and usage-based, modelled properly.22 min
Before you start
- Comfortable with a spreadsheet. No finance degree needed.
Student reviews
3.7 from 3
Amara Diallo
19 Aug 2026Solid content, pacing is uneven
The first and last modules are outstanding. The middle one felt rushed relative to how important it is. Still recommend it, with that caveat.
3 found this helpful
Léo Fontaine
19 Aug 2026Changed how my team works
I ran the middle section as a lunch-and-learn series with my team. We have since adopted three of the practices as defaults. Rare for a course to have that effect.
25 found this helpful
Hana Kimura
19 Aug 2026Solid content, pacing is uneven
The first and last modules are outstanding. The middle one felt rushed relative to how important it is. Still recommend it, with that caveat.
5 found this helpful