cyberneticlibrary

Check if your unit economics work

ent-unit-econ-checkskillsetup L11
kalyvask/entrepreneurship-lessons
What it does

Audit unit economics model for consistency, sensitivity, and decision impact

Best for

When a founder uses a unit econ model to make go/no-go decisions and you need to stress-test the assumptions.

Inputs
  • · spreadsheet model (customer LTV, CAC, payback, margin assumptions), actual data, sensitivity ranges
Outputs
  • · model audit report (assumptions flagged, sensitivity analysis, decision levers ranked)
Preconditions

Unit econ model exists; actual customer data available to cross-check assumptions

Failure modes
  • · Model uses best-case assumptions instead of medians (unrealistic sensitivity)
  • · Linchpin assumption (e.g., payback period) not tested with actual data
  • · Founder confuses unit econ viability with demand/retention viability
Trust signals
  • · Assumption audit with actual-vs-modeled variance
  • · Sensitivity ranking (which inputs move the verdict most)
  • · Clear separation of unit econ (viability) from PMF (demand)