Financial Skills That Actually Work for Startups
Most entrepreneurs struggle with finance because traditional courses ignore the messy reality of early-stage companies. We teach the practical money management skills you actually need when building something from scratch.
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Three Funding Approaches We Break Down
Each pathway has different financial requirements and reporting expectations. Our autumn 2025 program walks through all three with real case studies.
Bootstrapping Finance
When you're self-funding, every dollar matters more. We cover cash flow management, lean budgeting, and the specific metrics bootstrapped companies need to track daily.
Real runway calculations includedAngel & Seed Stage
What do early investors actually look at in your financials? We decode cap tables, dilution scenarios, and the reporting requirements that come with outside money.
Template pitch decks providedGrant Applications
Australian grant programs have specific financial documentation requirements. Learn which expenses qualify, how to structure your budget, and what reporting expects.
Successful applications analyzedRevenue-Based Models
Some startups can grow on customer revenue alone. We explore unit economics, pricing strategies, and the financial dashboards that help you scale sustainably.
Real SaaS metrics walkthroughStart With What You're Already Tracking
You probably have bank statements, invoices, and some spreadsheets scattered around. Good. That's actually enough to begin building a proper financial system.
Our January 2026 intake begins with organizing existing data rather than starting from scratch. Most founders are surprised to discover they already have six months of usable financial history once we show them how to structure it properly.
Investor Updates That Don't Take Three Days
Monthly investor reporting feels like homework nobody wants to do. But it doesn't have to consume entire weekends if your underlying financial structure makes sense.
We built templates based on what Australian angel investors and VCs consistently ask to see. Once you set up the right dashboards, these updates take maybe an hour instead of derailing your whole week.
Before this course, I was guessing at burn rate and hoping our runway calculations were close enough. Now I actually understand our unit economics and can explain our financial model to potential investors without feeling like I'm making it up as I go. The practical templates saved me from hiring a CFO too early.
Next Program Starts September 2025
Eight weeks of practical finance training designed specifically for founders who need to understand their numbers without becoming full-time accountants. Applications open in May.
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