Comments on: Financial Projections–Goldilocks Numbers http://bizclarity.com/2009/08/20/financial-projections1/ Help for venture-ready companies Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:17:59 -0400 hourly 1 By: Steve http://bizclarity.com/2009/08/20/financial-projections1/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Steve Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:06:01 +0000 http://bizclarity.com/?p=456#comment-29 Jameson, Yes you should be modeling all kinds of scenarios in your spreadsheets. But I hope I didn't give the impression that you should show all three in your presentation or summary materials (the executive summary). In a first meeting you only show the middle one, the Goldilocks numbers. Or, as I tried to show in the example, a high middle, the highest you can go with the projections and still be grounded in defensible reality based on your research and understanding of your customers and market. I just made a small edit to the post to avoid any further confusion. Jameson, Yes you should be modeling all kinds of scenarios in your spreadsheets. But I hope I didn’t give the impression that you should show all three in your presentation or summary materials (the executive summary). In a first meeting you only show the middle one, the Goldilocks numbers. Or, as I tried to show in the example, a high middle, the highest you can go with the projections and still be grounded in defensible reality based on your research and understanding of your customers and market.

I just made a small edit to the post to avoid any further confusion.

]]> By: Jameson Detweiler http://bizclarity.com/2009/08/20/financial-projections1/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jameson Detweiler Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:29:16 +0000 http://bizclarity.com/?p=456#comment-28 Steve, this is great. I never even thought of having three models. I'm adding it to our slide deck ASAP. Steve, this is great. I never even thought of having three models. I’m adding it to our slide deck ASAP.

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