Hard sci-fi vs fantasy: Pre-Revenue Financial Modeling
A startup without customers, revenue, active users, or even a product can still get a ton of value out of putting together a financial model even though most of the assumptions and formulas will be fabricated. If your hard sci-fi story demonstrates enough rigor and reasonableness to be plausible, you’re way better off than just charting a “number go up” fantasy, or never telling your tale at all.
Ryan Nash
, COO
, Gust INC
23 Apr 2025