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Finance

Understanding money in and money out — profits, losses, and runway.

Key concepts

  • Revenue vs profit
  • Fixed vs variable cost
  • Cash flow
  • Break-even
  • Basic P&L

Mini case study

Problem: A tiffin service had lots of orders but was losing money every month.

Unhone kya kiya: The founder listed every expense in Google Sheets and found packaging + petrol were eating margins.

Learnings

  • Track every rupee.
  • High sales don't mean profit.
  • Small cost cuts compound.