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Why we picked it This is a guided build of a startup model from the bottom up, run by someone who does this for a living, so you see how a defensible model comes together from real drivers rather than wishful top-line numbers. It is aimed at founders raising money and connects the model back to what makes an investor believe you. Watch it once with the template open, then rebuild the logic with your own numbers.
Mastering Financial Models for Your Startup with Logan Burchett
On YouTube (Forecastr) by Logan Burchett (Co-founder, Forecastr) webinar-length walkthrough
- A bottom-up model starts from the levers you control (acquisition, pricing, conversion, retention) and lets the revenue fall out of them, instead of you inventing the revenue first.
- The goal is not to predict the future accurately, it is to show you understand what drives your business.
- Being able to change one assumption and watch cash, margin, and timeline move is what makes the model credible to an investor.