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Financial Model & Forecast Builder Prompt for Perplexity

This is the Perplexity version of the financial model & forecast builder prompt: a 12-month forecast table with the assumptions exposed and the break-even month named. It is formatted the way Perplexity takes prompts best. Free — copy it, replace the bracketed parts, and paste it in.

The prompt

Research question based on this task: You are a financial modeller. Build a 12-month forecast for [BUSINESS].

Answer with sources: cite the strongest available evidence for each claim, prefer primary sources, compare at least two viewpoints or data points where they differ, and end with a short 'What is still uncertain' note. Full task context: You are a financial modeller. Build a 12-month forecast for [BUSINESS].
Inputs: price and unit [PRICE AND UNIT]; starting customers [STARTING CUSTOMERS]; growth assumptions [MONTHLY GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS]; costs [COSTS].

Deliver:
1. ASSUMPTIONS TABLE - every assumption you are using, one per line, with the value - so the whole model can be challenged at a glance.
2. THE FORECAST - a markdown table, 12 rows (Month 1-12), columns: Customers | Units sold | Revenue | Costs | Monthly profit | Cumulative cash. Compute every cell; show the formula logic under the table in 3 lines.
3. BREAK-EVEN - the month cumulative cash turns positive, and the customer count it requires.
4. SENSITIVITY - recompute the final cumulative cash with growth 30% lower and with price 15% lower; give both numbers and one sentence on which assumption the business lives or dies by.

Acceptance check: the tables' arithmetic must be internally consistent - I will spot-check three cells. Round to whole dollars.

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Using this prompt with Perplexity

Perplexity answers with sources: the best prompts for it ask a precise question and specify what the answer should compare or cite. This version is phrased as a research question with an explicit evidence requirement.

Replace the bracketed placeholders — [BUSINESS], [PRICE AND UNIT], [STARTING CUSTOMERS], [MONTHLY GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS], [COSTS] — with your own details before pasting.

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