StretchLearn Course

Stop Guessing. Build the Model.

Learn to model pricing, hiring, and growth decisions in a spreadsheet, with real numbers and a structure you can defend to anyone.

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Beginner9 hr 55 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Most owners and operators make six-figure decisions on gut feel because financial modeling looks like a black art. It is not. This course teaches you a single, repeatable model structure (inputs, calculations, outputs) and then puts it to work on the decisions you actually face: should I raise prices, hire a salesperson, run a discount, or fund a new location? You will build a driver-based revenue model, a unit-economics view, a 12-month cash-flow forecast, and a simple investment case using payback, NPV, and IRR. Every concept comes with real numbers, named functions, and a worked example you can copy. By the end you can build a model from a blank sheet, stress-test it with scenarios and sensitivity tables, and present a recommendation a banker, partner, or investor will trust.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Structure any model into clean inputs, calculations, and outputs that others can audit

Build a driver-based revenue forecast instead of guessing a growth percentage

Calculate unit economics, contribution margin, and a real break-even point

Construct a 12-month cash-flow forecast that exposes when you run out of money

Evaluate an investment using payback, NPV, and IRR with a chosen discount rate

Stress-test decisions with scenario analysis, sensitivity tables, and clear outputs

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: How a Financial Model Actually Works

Before you build anything, you need the mental model behind the spreadsheet model. This module covers what a model is for, the three-part structure every good model shares, and the spreadsheet discipline that keeps it from breaking.

3 lessons

What a Model Is For (and What It Is Not)Content · 45 min

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The Three-Part Structure: Inputs, Calculations, OutputsContent · 50 min

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Spreadsheet Discipline That Prevents DisastersContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Building a Revenue and Unit-Economics Model

The heart of most decisions is whether each sale makes money and how revenue is built from real drivers. This module replaces vague growth percentages with a driver-based model and teaches unit economics and break-even.

3 lessons

Driver-Based Revenue: Stop Guessing a PercentageContent · 50 min

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Unit Economics and Contribution MarginContent · 50 min

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Break-Even: The Number That Calms Every DecisionContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Cash Flow and Pricing Decisions

Profit on paper does not pay rent; cash timing does, and pricing is the highest-leverage lever in any model. This module builds a 12-month cash-flow forecast and a disciplined way to model price changes.

3 lessons

Why Profitable Businesses Run Out of CashContent · 50 min

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Building a 12-Month Cash-Flow ForecastContent · 55 min

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Modeling a Pricing Change ProperlyContent · 50 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Investment Decisions and Stress-Testing

The hardest decisions trade cash now for returns later and never go exactly as planned. This module covers payback, NPV and IRR for investment cases, then scenario and sensitivity analysis to stress-test any model.

3 lessons

Payback, NPV, and IRR for Investment DecisionsContent · 55 min

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Scenario Analysis: Base, Best, and WorstContent · 50 min

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Sensitivity Analysis and Presenting the DecisionContent · 50 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

financial modelingspreadsheet modelingunit economicscash flow forecastscenario analysisNPV and IRRbreak-even analysispricing decisions