Dissent Advisory course
Budget, Burnand Runway
Build an operating plan from the unit economics and the hiring plan, forecast thirteen weeks of cash day by day on the Indian statutory calendar, explain the variance by price, volume and mix, and measure runway on cash burn under scenarios.
120 minutes core
You will be able to
- 01
Build a monthly operating plan from volumes, per-order contribution, acquisition cost and a hiring plan, and state the assumptions the board is approving.
- 02
Forecast thirteen weeks of cash by the direct method, with marketplace settlements net of fees, TCS and TDS, receivables and payables on their terms, and the week it gets tight.
- 03
Place GST, TDS, PF, ESI and professional tax on their due dates, know when advance tax starts, and price a payables stretch past the MSMED Act ceiling.
- 04
Explain a quarter against the plan by price, volume, mix and marketing, reforecast without rebasing, and write commentary a founder acts on.
- 05
Measure runway on cash burn, compute the burn multiple, run three scenarios and a cut plan, and name the month the next raise has to start.
Five chapters.
One company throughout.
- I
A budget is a hiring plan with a P&L attached
A driver-based operating plan built from the unit economics, the headcount plan that sets most of the fixed cost, the months that carry the year, and the approval the SHA reserves.
- II
Profit is an opinion, cash is the constraint
The 13-week direct cash forecast: receipts that arrive late and net, payments set by terms, the week it gets tight, and a forecast that rolls every week.
- III
The statute sets the calendar, not the cash position
GST, TDS, PF, ESI and professional tax on their dates, when advance tax starts to bite, and the 45-day ceiling that turns a payables stretch into interest, a disallowance and a filing.
- IV
Variance explains the decision, not the difference
The first quarter against the plan, contribution split into volume, mix, price and marketing, a reforecast that keeps the budget as the reference, and commentary a founder will act on.
- V
Runway is a scenario, not a number
Cash burn against EBITDA burn, the burn multiple, three scenarios and a cut plan, and the month the next raise has to start.
Build alongside the course
The FY27 plan from its drivers, the first quarter day by day and in thirteen weeks, the Q1 variance and the runway projection. Rebuild each chapter’s numbers alongside it, or give it to an AI tool with the specification on sheet 07_Spec, then compare the results on 08_Answer_Check.
Download Excel workbook, 9 sheets, including a ReadMe →Straight answers.
- What is Budget, Burn and Runway?
- A 120-minute applied course for finance hires in founder offices: build an operating plan from unit economics and the hiring plan, forecast thirteen weeks of cash day by day on the Indian statutory calendar, explain burn and runway clearly, and plan a raise. Certificate issued by Dissent Advisory on pass.
- Who is this course for?
- Finance managers, analysts and founders who own the annual plan and the cash position. The course covers the operating plan, the 13-week cash forecast and runway on multiple scenarios, with specific attention to the MSMED Act payment ceiling and Indian statutory dues.
- What is the Kalasu case?
- Kalasu Home Appliances Private Limited is a fictional Indian D2C company used across the Founders' Office, Finance Operator pathway. The FY27 plan data — orders, contribution, hiring and cash timing — is available in the downloadable workbook.
- Is a certificate issued?
- Yes. Pass the final assessment and Dissent Advisory issues a certificate with a unique credential ID verifiable at dissent.one/courses/verify.
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