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Care About Profit? Get Serious About Forecasting.

Care About Profit? Get Serious About Forecasting.

FromThe Andrew Faris Podcast


Care About Profit? Get Serious About Forecasting.

FromThe Andrew Faris Podcast

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you think forecasting is primarily about inventory planning, think again.
Taken seriously, forecasting forces you to stare your business's financials in the face so you can design your PNL for profit. That makes it a fundamental skill in operating an ecommerce brand.
In today's episode I make the case for forecasting as a key step in designing your PNL for profit, then planning, executing, and tracking towards that profit design.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

[00:00:51] Forecasting provides clarity for profit.
[00:08:48] Forecasting helps understand business performance.
[00:10:01] Forecasting helps control costs.
[00:14:33] Forecast Opex for scalable growth.
[00:18:44] Forecast your business for clarity.

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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

The Lightspeed Cohort Forecasting Model
Dave Rekuc's CXL Forecasting Course

FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREW

Follow Andrew on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewjfaris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email Andrew: podcast@ajfgrowth.com
Work with Andrew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ajfgrowth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

EPISODE MUSIC

Music Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tell Me Mama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by The Devious Means
Music Outro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rusty Little Scissors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by The Devious Means
Released:
Jul 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

Andrew Faris has been growing ecommerce brands since 2014 as everything from a media buyer to the head of strategy at Common Thread Collective to the CEO of 4x400, a DTC aggregator. Join him every week to learn the nuts & bolts of how to grow ecommerce brands, always shared with refreshing candor.