Financial Modelling: Financial Modelling for Startups Online Course
Master financial modelling for startups with expert strategies, tools, and insights.
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About this event
Financial Modelling for Startups is a comprehensive, practical, and in-depth course designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs, startup founders, and financial professionals with essential financial skills to build robust and investor-ready financial models. This course blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on application to simulate real-world startup financial scenarios.
Starting with the basics of financial calculations and progressing to advanced concepts like sensitivity analysis and startup valuation, this course covers all major components required to create a fully functional financial model tailored specifically for startups.
Throughout this course, you will explore the building blocks of financial models, understand financial statements, project future revenues and expenses, conduct risk assessments, and evaluate a startup’s financial viability and valuation. Each module is crafted to address key financial modelling principles using startup-specific examples.
Whether you're launching your first venture, preparing to pitch to investors, or simply looking to sharpen your financial acumen, this course will equip you with the analytical tools, strategic thinking, and Excel modelling skills required to succeed in the startup ecosystem.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand startup-specific financial model structures and frameworks.
- Build and interpret financial statements from scratch accurately.
- Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess financial risk.
- Project revenue growth using startup-tailored sales forecasting models.
- Evaluate startup valuations using industry-standard methodologies.
- Apply practical tools to improve startup decision-making and funding readiness.
Course Curriculum
Module 01: Basic Financial Calculations
Gain mastery over foundational financial concepts like NPV, IRR, ROI, break-even point, cash flow projections, and growth rate calculations. These calculations are core to building any reliable financial model and are specifically tailored for startup applications.
Module 02: Overview of Financial Markets, Financial Assets, and Market Participants
Understand how startups interact with financial markets, the role of venture capitalists, angel investors, crowdfunding, private equity, and how different financial instruments affect modelling decisions.
Module 03: Financial Statement Modelling
Develop a three-statement model including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement from scratch. Learn how to link these statements using Excel to reflect accurate financial performance.
Module 04: Types of Financial Models
Explore various startup-relevant models including discounted cash flow (DCF), revenue-based models, SaaS models, eCommerce financial models, and hybrid models. Learn how to choose the right one for your startup type.
Module 05: Sensitivity Analysis
Perform detailed what-if analysis to test various business scenarios like price changes, cost fluctuations, market expansion, and customer churn. Learn to visualize outcomes through dynamic charts and tables.
Module 06: Sales and Revenue Model
Build dynamic sales forecasts based on customer acquisition channels, retention strategies, conversion rates, and pricing models. Learn to use cohort analysis and bottom-up forecasting techniques.
Module 07: Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory Model
Understand direct costs, cost drivers, inventory turnover, and cost structure in a startup. Build a model that adjusts costs in real-time based on changing volumes and market conditions.
Module 08: Valuation Methods
Master startup valuation techniques including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparables (Comps), precedent transactions, venture capital method, and scorecard valuation. Learn how to justify valuations during fundraising.
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Disclaimer:
This is an online course with pre-recorded lessons. You will get access to the course within 48 hours after your enrolment.
Frequently asked questions
No, this is a fully online self-paced course, allowing you to complete it at your convenience, anytime, anywhere.
Once you purchase the ticket, we will assign you to the course within 48 hours and send your login details via email.
This is a self-paced course, so you can work through the material at your own speed.
Yes, we provide both a digital and a hard copy certificate free of charge. However, Hardcopy Certificate shipping costs apply—£3.99 within the UK and £10 for international addresses.
Yes, you will have lifetime access to the course and can revisit it anytime.
Yes, this course is designed for beginners, and no prior knowledge is required.
You will receive 24/7 learning assistance throughout your course.
No, you don’t need any special equipment. The course is self-paced and accessible on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
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