Introduction
  • Course overview
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  • Course Files Folder
Jumpstart
  • Udemy Technical Issues
  • Udemy Technical Error: Filenames Download as "Original"
  • Why Lemonade Stand?
  • Modeling a lemonade stand
  • Jumpstart Part 1: Unit economics (1)
  • Jumpstart Part 1: Unit economics (2)
  • Jumpstart Part 2: Calculating the labor cost & selling price
  • Jumpstart Part 3: Single product, single location
  • Jumpstart Part 4: Strawberry premium
  • Jumpstart Part 5: Multiple Locations
  • Jumpstart: Summary
  • Q&A: Section 2
  • Review & Recap: Section 2
  • CHALLENGE: Pop Up Business Model
Before you build your model
  • What questions are you trying to answer?
  • Map it out & Caveat on modeling
  • Q&A: Section 3
  • Review & Recap: Section 3
Modeling best practices
  • Always start with the end in mind
  • Clear over clever
  • Always do sanity checks
  • Start small & simple
  • Define constraints
  • Utilize Google!
  • Modeling best practices quiz
  • Q&A: Section 4
  • Review & Recap: Section 4
Case study: YouWorks Co-Working Space (part 1)
  • Introduction to YouWorks, our first case study - Sanity check
  • YouWorks - Modeling revenue
Modeling growth
  • User segmentation and the difference between users & customers
  • User segmentation: YouWorks example
  • Usage segmentation
  • Think in terms of funnels
  • Follow up on funnels
  • Modeling growth rate
  • Modeling attrition
  • Modeling growth quiz
  • Review & Recap: Section 6
Modeling revenue
  • Free, but ad-based
  • Affiliate model
  • Freemium model
  • Subscription model
  • Pay per use
  • Free product, pay for service
  • Tiered pricing
  • Base plus features pricing
  • Review & Recap: Section 7
Modeling startup costs & expenses
  • Startup costs & operating expenses
  • Headcount & labor
  • Modeling rent & office needs
  • Modeling hosting expenses
  • Adding contingency
  • Modeling startup costs & expenses quiz
  • Putting it all together
  • Review & Recap: Section 8
Case study #1: Standard Assembly programming bootcamp
  • Standard Assembly - Overview
  • Standard Assembly - Model overview & Startup costs
  • Standard Assembly - Modeling Revenue
  • Standard Assembly - Modeling expenses
  • Standard Assembly - Summary
Case Study #2: YouWorks Co-Working Space (part 2)
  • Getting re-acquainted with YouWorks
  • YouWorks - Startup Costs
  • You Works - Modeling Revenue
  • YouWorks - Modeling Expenses
  • YouWorks - Summary
Case Study #3: Fancy Bread, mobile app for renting offices
  • Fancy Bread - Overview
  • Fancy Bread - Model Overview & Startup Costs
  • Fancy Bread - Modeling Revenue
  • Fancy Bread - Modeling Expenses
  • Fancy Bread - Summary
Case Study #4: ScholarPRO & its inevitable doom
  • ScholarPRO - Introduction
  • ScholarPRO - Assumptions & Data part 1
  • ScholarPRO - Assumptions & Data part 2
  • ScholarPRO - Income Statement & Expenses
  • ScholarPRO - Graphs, Simple Revenue, & Scenarios
Case study #5: Tee Lounge, a brick and mortar business
  • Tee Lounge - Overview
  • Tee Lounge - Model overview & Startup costs
  • Tee Lounge - Modeling Revenue
  • Tee Lounge - Modeling Expenses
  • Tee Lounge - Summary
Case Study #6: SaaSForce SaaS Startup
  • SaasForce - Overview
  • SaaSForce - Model Overview & Single Salesperson Economics
  • SaaSForce - Modeling Revenue