The Finance Operating System

What you'll learn

• Set up books that won't embarrass you at the next diligence
• Compute unit economics that actually reflect your business, not vanity metrics
• Manage cash and runway with weekly discipline below 6 months of runway
• Build a forecast that survives contact with reality
• Produce board reporting that earns investor trust

1. 01

   Books that don't lie

   The accounting setup that prevents the most common founder mistakes. Software, processes, and the bookkeeper-or-accountant decision.
   3 lessons48m
   • 01Picking your accounting stack18m
   • 02Chart of accounts for a startup16m
   • 03The bookkeeper-or-accountant decision14m
2. 02

   Unit economics

   Unit economics are the single most-misreported metrics at pre-Series-A. This module covers how to compute LTV, CAC, payback, and contribution margin so they reflect your business and not someone else's.
   3 lessons1h
3. 03

   Cash and runway management

   Below 12 months of runway, every decision is a cash-flow decision. This module covers the weekly discipline that prevents bad cash surprises and the structural moves that buy time.
   3 lessons56m
4. 04

   Forecasting + board reporting

   A forecast nobody believes is useless. This module covers the realistic version of building a model and the board reporting cadence that earns investor confidence.
   3 lessons1h 4m