MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Financial Management

Review last month’s expenses against runway and flag one area to cut or renegotiate this week.

Set a recurring reminder to check balances and cash flow every Monday morning.

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

Categorize five recent expenses as fixed or variable to sharpen cost awareness.

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

Review a past invoice or payment—check immediately for errors or missed charges.

Project Management

Make a list of all active start-up projects—note owners, deadlines, and next actions.

Clarify one unclear deliverable in your roadmap—ask a direct, simple question today.

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

Block 30 minutes this week to update project status in your tracker.

Send a single-sentence update on progress to your team—practice clear, brief communication.

Pick one overdue founder task and push it forward with the next 15 minutes of work.

Change Management

List one expected pivot or market change and write a one-sentence note on its likely impact.

Identify one routine habit you could tweak to stay more agile as priorities shift.

Ask a co-founder how they feel about a recent pivot—just listen without offering fixes.

Choose a small change you’ve avoided and take the first 15-minute step to push through.

Reflect on your last pivot and write down what helped you adapt successfully.

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

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