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How to build a simple financial model for a startup

29 lessons · 1:28:51 · updated 9/10/2026
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What you will do in this course

  • Financial Model Overview
  • Build Model Steps
  • AI‑Generated Projections
  • What is Financial Modeling
  • Create P&L Statement
  • Add Scenario Analysis
  • Define unit economics
  • Avoid Common Mistakes
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Getting started

4 lessons

1. How to build a financial model | Startup | Sarthak Ahuja

Financial Model Overview

Sarthak Ahuja · watch the original · 0:57

2. All about Financial Modeling [Under 1 Minute]

What is Financial Modeling

QuintEdge · watch the original · 1:00

3. Unit Economics

Define unit economics

Alice Cheung · watch the original · 4:25

4. Forecasting the Income Statement

Forecast Income Statement

Kenji Explains · watch the original · 5:42

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Getting started — Define unit economics.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • Financial Model Overview
  • What is Financial Modeling
  • Define unit economics

Doing it properly

18 lessons

1. 6 Steps to build a Financial model Startup | Sarthak Ahuja

Sarthak Ahuja · watch the original · 0:53

2. Easy Profit and Loss Statement for Small Businesses

Create P&L Statement

Designs by Blue Star - Spreadsheet Tutorials · watch the original · 0:15 · a taster

3. Financial Model Tips l Financial Model Kaise Banaye | Agrika Khatri

Avoid Common Mistakes

Excel for Beginners · watch the original · 0:23

4. 3 Steps To Create A Small Company Budget

The Financial Controller · watch the original · 1:00

5. How to Create Financial Statements for a Startup | Step-by-Step Guide (India)

in Hindi

Saurabh Harde · watch the original · 0:51

6. Easy Small Business Bookkeeping Spreadsheet | Income Expense Tracker | Profit & Loss Statement

Setup Bookkeeping Spreadsheet

MoneyUsage · watch the original · 0:18 · a taster

7. The P&L - Tracking Revenue And Expenses

Build P&L Statement

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 2:15

8. Balance Sheet - Assets, Liabilities And Equity

Build Balance Sheet

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 4:45

9. The Statement Of Cash Flows - Money Movement

Build Cash Flow

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 1:15

10. Cash Vs Accrual Accounting Explained

Choose Accounting Method

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 0:47

11. Master Financial Budgeting for Startups & SMEs | Comprehensive Guide

Master Startup Budgeting

Oak Business Consultant · watch the original · 1:18

12. Cash & Inventory Assumptions

Set cash inventory assumptions

Alice Cheung · watch the original · 1:18

13. Income Statement

Build income statement

Alice Cheung · watch the original · 5:07

14. Employees

Add employee costs

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 8:32

15. Finishing up Monthly Income Statement

Finish monthly statement

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 6:04

16. Monthly Cash Flow Statement

Create monthly cash flow

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 9:24

17. Annual Income Statement

Prepare annual income

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 6:04

18. Annual Cash Flow Statement

Prepare annual cash flow

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 5:50

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Doing it properly — Avoid Common Mistakes.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • Build Model Steps
  • Create P&L Statement
  • Avoid Common Mistakes

Going deeper

7 lessons

1. Financial Projections For Your Business Plan Using ChatGPT

AI‑Generated Projections

Courtney Shana · watch the original · 0:34

2. Next Steps In Financial Modeling

Add Scenario Analysis

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 0:58

3. P&L Vs Balance Sheet Connections

Link Financial Statements

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 4:13

4. The Mathematics Behind Cash Flows

Apply Discounted Cash Flow

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 4:56

5. Advanced Financial Model Fundamentals

Advanced Model Features

Josh Aharonoff (Your CFO Guy) · watch the original · 2:33

6. Scaling & Long Term Forecast

Create long term forecast

Alice Cheung · watch the original · 1:46

7. Seeing what levers matter most

Analyze key levers

Matthew Gira · watch the original · 5:28

Now you explain it

Close what you watched and explain the topic in your own words in 30 seconds. What you can explain is what you have learned. You are marked against this course's lessons and nothing beyond them.

Explain how you would do this: Going deeper — Link Financial Statements.

You are judged on these, and nothing else in the course:

  • AI‑Generated Projections
  • Add Scenario Analysis
  • Link Financial Statements

Turn what you built into work

  1. Find a business with a task it repeats by hand: answering the same messages, copying orders into a spreadsheet, booking by phone.
  2. Adapt what you built in this course to that task and show it working. Your task's proof is your demo.
  3. Do the first setup for a small fee or free, and ask for a review that describes the result in return.

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