What this skill does
Projects your runway across 3 scenarios (base, bear, bull) from your current MRR, growth rate, churn and fixed burn. Shows months until you run out and what has to change to extend it.
When to use
- Monthly (the founder's early warning)
- Before any hire
- Before increasing acquisition spend
- To prep an investor conversation (defensive round)
How it works
- You give it: cash on hand, MRR, growth%, churn%, fixed burn, planned hires
- The skill simulates 18 months across 3 scenarios (base/bear/bull)
- Calculates 'months to $0' in each scenario
- Identifies the riskiest month (usually where a hire lands)
- Suggests 3 actions that each extend runway by 3 months
- Returns an ASCII chart and a monthly table
Scenarios
- Base: growth and churn as in the last 90 days
- Bear: growth -50%, churn +30% (recession / accelerated churn)
- Bull: growth +30%, churn unchanged (the campaign works)
Output example
Runway Projection — 2026-05
Inputs
Cash: R$ 240.000
Current MRR: R$ 18.000 | Growth 90d: 12%/mo | Churn: 4%/mo
Fixed burn: R$ 32.000/mo | Planned hire: +R$ 8.000 in 2026-08
Scenarios
Base Bear Bull
Months to $0 14 9 22
Cash at 6m 140k 95k 178k
MRR at 12m 54k 22k 78k
Risk month
2026-09: cash at 95k in the bear scenario (only 3 months of runway)
3 actions that extend runway by 3 months each
1. Push the hire from 08 to 11 (extends 4 months in the bear case)
2. Raise price 15% (extends 2 months, churn likely +1%)
3. Cut 1 SaaS at R$ 1.500/mo (extends 1 month)Pre-reqs
None. You only need the 6 inputs.
