Startup Business Analyst Financial Projections

---
version: 4.1.0-fractal
name: startup-business-analyst-financial-projections
description: Create detailed 3-5 year financial model with revenue, costs, cash
  flow, and scenarios
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Glob Grep Bash WebSearch WebFetch
---

# Financial Projections

Create a comprehensive 3-5 year financial model with revenue projections, cost structure, headcount planning, cash flow analysis, and three-scenario modeling (conservative, base, optimistic) for startup financial planning and fundraising.

## Use this skill when

- Working on financial projections tasks or workflows
- Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for financial projections

## Do not use this skill when

- The task is unrelated to financial projections
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

## Instructions

- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`.

## What This Command Does

This command builds a complete financial model including:
1. Cohort-based revenue projections
2. Detailed cost structure (COGS, S&M, R&D, G&A)
3. Headcount planning by role
4. Monthly cash flow analysis
5. Key metrics (CAC, LTV, burn rate, runway)
6. Three-scenario analysis

## Instructions for Claude

When this command is invoked, follow these steps:

## 🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

### 1. [Step 1: Gather Model Inputs](./sub-skills/step-1-gather-model-inputs.md)
### 2. [Step 2: Activate startup-financial-modeling Skill](./sub-skills/step-2-activate-startup-financial-modeling-skill.md)
### 3. [Step 3: Build Revenue Model](./sub-skills/step-3-build-revenue-model.md)
### 4. [Step 4: Model Cost Structure](./sub-skills/step-4-model-cost-structure.md)
### 5. [Step 5: Plan Headcount](./sub-skills/step-5-plan-headcount.md)
### 6. [Step 6: Calculate Cash Flow](./sub-skills/step-6-calculate-cash-flow.md)
### 7. [Step 7: Compute Key Metrics](./sub-skills/step-7-compute-key-metrics.md)
### 8. [Step 8: Create Three Scenarios](./sub-skills/step-8-create-three-scenarios.md)
### 9. [Step 9: Generate Financial Model Report](./sub-skills/step-9-generate-financial-model-report.md)
### 10. [Step 10: Save Model](./sub-skills/step-10-save-model.md)