MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Financial Management

Review your last month’s expenses against your budget and flag one cost to reduce or renegotiate this week.

Set a weekly calendar reminder to review your cash balance and runway every Monday morning.

Create a simple spreadsheet to track three recurring business costs and update it daily for one week.

Categorize five recent expenses as fixed or variable to better understand your cost structure.

List your top three recurring costs and brainstorm one small efficiency improvement for each today.

Review one past invoice or payment—check immediately for errors or unnecessary charges.

Project Management

Make a list of all active start-up projects—note deadlines, owners, and the very next action required.

Clarify one unclear deliverable in your launch plan—ask a direct, simple question to get certainty today.

Create a checklist for your next investor update, breaking it into 3–5 small, sequenced steps.

Block 30 minutes this week to update the status of one project in your planning tool or tracker.

Send a one-sentence status update on your launch progress to your team—practice brief clarity.

Pick one overdue founder task and move it forward by completing the next 15 minutes of work.

Change Management

List one expected market change and write a one-sentence note on how it could affect your idea’s direction.

Identify one daily routine you could tweak to stay flexible as your start-up priorities shift unexpectedly.

Ask a peer founder how they’re coping with a recent pivot—listen closely without offering solutions.

Choose one small change you’ve been resisting and take the first 15-minute step to push it forward.

Reflect on your last pivot and write down what helped you adapt and cope most effectively.

Review your team’s updates and spot one unclear or inconsistent message about a pivot or change.

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