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How the workbook works
Five sheets, one rule set. Amber cells are yours to edit; formulas are locked so the maths stays intact.
Five steps
Start
Enter cash already received, model start month, an optional target signing date and your warning buffer.
Runway
Set revenue, growth, costs and hires for Base, Lean and Delayed close. Optionally type a hypothetical raise amount and the month you assume it arrives.
Pipeline
Up to 50 investor rows: stage, cheque size, next step and date. Signed amounts and cash received are tracked separately.
Readiness
Mark checklist items Done, Not done or N/A.
Dashboard
Read zero-cash months, timing checks, pipeline totals, follow-up flags and two charts.
The dashboard
Text summary: zero-cash month excluding any hypothetical raise is month 6 for Base (Apr 2027), 10 for Lean (Aug 2027) and 6 for Delayed close. Buffer check: Base warns that the receipt is fewer than 3 months before zero cash, Lean is OK, Delayed close warns that cash reaches zero first. Pipeline sample: $250,000 signed, $100,000 received, $150,000 not yet received; 2 overdue follow-ups, 2 missing dates; checklist completion 50%.
The pipeline
Text summary: ten fictional investor rows with stage, cheque size, next step and date. Follow-up statuses shown: 2 Overdue, 2 Due soon, 2 Missing date, 2 Scheduled, 2 Stage closed.
Rules the workbook follows
| Rule | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Pipeline amounts never enter cash or runway | Interest, and even a signature, is not money in the bank |
| A hypothetical raise counts only in the month you type | It is your scenario, not a forecast |
| Zero-cash month = first month ending at or below $0 | One literal timing convention throughout |
| Probabilities are optional, with no defaults | Signed and passed rows are excluded from the open weighted sum to avoid double counting |
| Readiness % is checklist completion | It is not a likelihood of funding |
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The screenshots above use synthetic example data.