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Amerilis Soto
• Feb 6
Cash Flow Diagnostic — Services Business. A growing services company (~$1.2M revenue, 15–20 employees) was profitable but under constant cash pressure. As the business scaled, decisions became reactive due to limited visibility into cash behavior.
Problem: Liquidity felt tight, but the P&L didn’t explain why. The issue wasn’t performance — it was understanding cash drivers.
Approach: I ran a structured diagnostic using existing data only, focused on clarity: • Cash inflows vs outflows • Fixed vs variable costs • Key liquidity ratios • Cash and expense trends
No assumptions were changed.
Key Insights: • Revenue growth masked cash gaps caused by payment timing • Fixed costs reduced flexibility • Profitability alone didn’t explain liquidity stress
Outcome: The founder gained clear visibility into cash drivers and risk exposure.
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Geethasree Naguboina
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• Feb 7
Strong example of why P&L alone is a poor proxy for cash health. Payment timing and fixed cost rigidity usually surface only when inflow/outflow views are made explicit. Dashboards like this prevent reactive decisions.
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Amerilis Soto
• Feb 8
Thank you — exactly. Cash issues rarely come from a single problem. Payment timing and fixed cost rigidity usually surface first, especially when growth accelerates. Making inflows and outflows explicit is often what allows founders to move from reactive decisions to deliberate ones.
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Geethasree Naguboina
pro
• Feb 8
Exactly — growth amplifies timing issues that were already there. I’ve also seen founders regain control just by separating operational cash from growth-driven cash needs. Once that line is clear, decisions get much calmer.
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Amerilis Soto
• Feb 8
Exactly. When cash dynamics are made explicit early, decisions become deliberate rather than defensive. That’s usually the difference between controlled growth and reactive growth.
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