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Running Your SaaS on Data: Decisions, Dashboards, and Trajectory

Most founders have the data. Few have the system to use it well. This course builds the habits, frameworks, and operational cadence that turn your live financial data into better decisions — faster, with less risk, and with the full picture in view before you commit.

Module 1 is free

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Build the habit of data-driven decision making
Use scenario modelling before every major commitment
Track progress against investor commitments with variance analysis
Use AI intelligence to surface signals before they become problems
Intermediate
Level
2 hours
Duration
6
Modules

Course Modules

01

The Decision Engine: Why Data Beats Gut Feel

FREE

The structural reasons gut feel underperforms data — and the founder operating system that closes the gap.

20 min
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Hypothesis Testing: Stress-Test Any Decision Before You Make It

The scenario modelling framework that turns every major decision into a tested hypothesis rather than a bet.

25 min
Gated

Plan vs Actuals: Tracking the Commitments You Made to Investors

Variance analysis, deviation alerts, and the discipline of holding yourself to the numbers you presented.

20 min
Gated

AI Intelligence: How to Ask the Right Questions of Your Data

The questions that unlock genuine insight from an AI that knows your specific business — and the ones that produce generic answers.

20 min
Gated

Building Your Weekly Operating Rhythm Around Live Metrics

A practical cadence for reviewing metrics, making decisions, and staying ahead of problems — without it becoming a full-time job.

20 min
Gated

Platform Exercise: Run a Scenario Model in VentureDeck

Use VentureDeck's Scenario Planning module to model a real decision you're currently facing against your live data.

15 min
Gated

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