AI CFO: honest numbers, clear tradeoffs.
Forecasts, runway, and "can we afford this?" answers, powered by your real data—not vibes.
Who this is for
- Agencies, product businesses, and solo operators.
- Anyone with revenue through Stripe/Shopify/etc. and simple expense tracking.
- People who want runway and scenario clarity without building complex models.
What the agent does
- Ingests historical revenue (Stripe or CSV) and simple expense data.
- Builds a 3–12 month baseline forecast with transparent assumptions.
- Answers scenario questions (hires, spend changes, growth changes).
- Produces recurring summaries (monthly finance reports, runway changes).
- Sends early warnings when runway or concentration risk crosses thresholds.
What’s included in this template
- AI CFO spec: scope limited to forecasting, scenarios, and summaries; explicit disclaimers so it doesn’t replace a human accountant.
- Data ingestion patterns: Stripe API or CSV loader and an expense template (sheet/CSV with categories and amounts).
- Outputs: Slack/email monthly reports and an on‑demand Q&A channel for "what if" questions.
- Base model: a simple, inspectable runway + forecast model you can tweak.
What you need
- Stripe access or a recent revenue CSV.
- Rough monthly expense numbers by category.
- Starting cash on hand.
Setup checklist
- Gather Stripe/CSV revenue data and expense snapshot.
- Configure base-case assumptions (growth, churn, hiring).
- Set alert thresholds (runway months, burn changes).
- Wire Slack/email outputs.
- Run a backtest on recent months and adjust until outputs feel right.