Default-alive check
Default-alive check forecasts cash and growth forward each week and reports whether the Startup reaches profit first.
Trigger
Runs every week. Part of Runway, run by the Finance Team.
Steps
- Read cash, net burn, and weekly growth.
- Project both forward at the trailing rates.
- Report default alive or default dead to the Founder.
Outputs
Example
A podcast-editing marketplace has $80,000 in cash, burns $10,000 a month, and grows revenue 5% a week. The check reports default alive, with profit in month 6.