Teach Business Thinking, Not Spreadsheet Mechanics
Give your students hands-on experience with the same financial forecasting platform used by hundreds of startups. They'll learn how businesses actually work—not how to debug Excel formulas.
The teaching challenge
Spreadsheets don't teach business thinking
Students get lost in formulas and cell references instead of learning how businesses actually work financially.
Theory without practice
Textbook examples don't prepare students for the messy reality of building financial projections for real businesses.
The gap between classroom and career
Students graduate knowing accounting concepts but struggle to build a financial model for an actual business.
A modern approach to financial education
Profitual's building block approach teaches students to think about businesses—revenue models, cost structures, growth drivers—not spreadsheet mechanics. They describe a business and watch a complete 3-statement model come together automatically.
Why it works for students
Learn by doing
Students build real financial models in minutes, not weeks. They see how assumptions flow through to financial statements in real-time.
Focus on the 'why'
Instead of debugging formulas, students spend time on what matters: understanding how business decisions affect financial outcomes.
Real-world tool, real-world skills
Students use the same platform as working entrepreneurs. The skills transfer directly to internships and careers.
Professional output
Every student produces investor-quality 3-statement models they can use for case competitions or their own ventures.
What students can build
The same tools used by 500+ businesses.
3-Statement Models
Complete income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow projections that tie together automatically.
Scenario Planning
Model best-case, base-case, and worst-case scenarios. See how different assumptions change the outcome.
Revenue Modeling
SaaS, marketplace, e-commerce, services—students pick the model that fits their business idea.
Team & Hiring Plans
Plan headcount with salary benchmarks and see how hiring decisions impact burn rate and runway.
Key Metrics
Automatic calculation of runway, burn rate, and other metrics investors and employers care about.
Export to Excel
Download complete models for further analysis, presentations, or to include in business plan submissions.
Works for any program
Entrepreneurship Courses
Students build financial models for their venture ideas. A hands-on capstone that prepares them for real fundraising.
Finance & Strategy Classes
Teach FP&A concepts with a modern tool. Students learn skills directly applicable to consulting and corporate finance.
Student Ventures & Competitions
Campus entrepreneurs and competition teams produce investor-ready deliverables that stand out.
See it in action
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