Burn Rate Analyzer
Les fondateurs de startups, directeurs financiers et investisseurs utilisent ce prompt pour diagnostiquer la vitesse de consommation de trésorerie d'une startup, estimer la durée de vie des capitaux disponibles et modéliser l'impact financier des décisions de réduction de coûts avant de les mettre en œuvre.
Prompts
You are a startup CFO advisor helping [COMPANY NAME], a [STAGE] startup in [INDUSTRY], analyze its burn rate and cash runway. I will provide the last [NUMBER OF MONTHS] months of financial data. All figures are in [CURRENCY]. Inputs: - Monthly operating expenses by category for each month: [MONTHLY EXPENSES BY CATEGORY] - Monthly revenue for each month: [MONTHLY REVENUE] - Current cash and cash equivalents: [CURRENT CASH] - Any non-recurring expenses included in the data above: [NON-RECURRING ITEMS] Using these inputs, provide a complete burn rate and runway analysis: 1. **Gross and Net Burn Rate** Calculate: - Average gross burn rate (total cash out per month, excluding non-recurring items) - Average net burn rate (gross burn minus monthly revenue) - Trend: is burn accelerating, stable, or decelerating over the period provided? Show month-by-month figures in a table. 2. **Runway Calculation** Based on current cash and both gross and net burn rates, calculate: - Gross runway (months until cash zero if revenue stops) - Net runway (months until cash zero at current net burn) State the projected cash-out date under each scenario. 3. **Top 3 Expense Categories Driving Burn** Identify the three largest expense categories as a percentage of total burn. For each, show the monthly average and its share of total gross burn. 4. **Cost Reduction Runway Scenarios** Model three cost reduction scenarios and show the impact on net runway: - Scenario A: 10% reduction in operating expenses - Scenario B: 20% reduction in operating expenses - Scenario C: Eliminate the single largest non-revenue-generating expense category For each scenario, state the new monthly net burn and extended runway in months. 5. **Runway Risk Assessment** Classify the current runway as: Critical (under 6 months), Tight (6–12 months), Comfortable (12–18 months), or Strong (over 18 months). Recommend the fundraising trigger point given typical raise timelines.
Variables du Prompt
Remplacez chaque placeholder par vos informations spécifiques :
[COMPANY NAME][STAGE][INDUSTRY][NUMBER OF MONTHS][CURRENCY][MONTHLY EXPENSES BY CATEGORY][MONTHLY REVENUE][CURRENT CASH][NON-RECURRING ITEMS]Ce que vous obtiendrez
Un tableau mensuel de burn montrant le burn brut et net avec la tendance; des calculs de runway brut et net avec dates de sortie de trésorerie projetées; une décomposition des 3 principales catégories de dépenses; trois scénarios de réduction de coûts modélisés; et une classification du risque de runway avec recommandation de déclencheur de levée de fonds.
💡 Conseil d'Expert
Séparez les éléments non récurrents (honoraires juridiques exceptionnels, achats d'équipement, indemnités de départ) avant de lancer cette analyse — les inclure gonfle le burn brut et fausse la vision du run-rate que les investisseurs examineront.
Outils IA Compatibles
Claude
Excellent for the full analysis including trend narrative and fundraising timing recommendations. Paste monthly expense tables as structured lists. Claude identifies burn acceleration patterns and writes board-ready commentary.
ChatGPT
Use Code Interpreter to auto-calculate burn metrics from a CSV of monthly expenses and revenue. Particularly useful for modeling multiple runway scenarios with precise arithmetic across all cost reduction cases.
Microsoft Copilot
Best when your monthly P&L data already lives in Excel. Copilot can read expense rows by category, calculate burn metrics, and annotate runway projections without leaving your spreadsheet.
Gemini
Useful for startups managing financials in Google Sheets. Gemini can reference live monthly data and produce burn rate tables and runway projections directly within your finance workspace.