Workshops & Webinars

Build your business model
with numbers, not guesses

Interactive workshops on Business Model DNA, financial planning, investor readiness and AI strategy. Available online worldwide or on-site. In English and German.

4h Per Workshop
2 Workshop Topics
EN + DE Languages
600+ Teams Advised
Workshop 01

Business Model DNA (BMDNA)

Participants explore business model mechanics and develop their company's individual BMDNA.

  1. Mutual introduction and individual agenda
  2. Business Model Mechanism (BMM)
  3. Business Model DNA (BMDNA)
  4. Business goals determination
  5. BMDNA impact on objectives
  6. Status quo assessment
  7. Opportunities and risk evaluation
  8. Lean Analytics methodology
  9. Investor persuasion strategies
  10. Financial planning integration
  11. Summary and takeaways
Workshop Details
Format
Video conference, small groups
Duration
4 hours incl. breaks
Languages
English & German
Audience
Teams, accelerators, universities, companies
Includes
PDF handout
Workshop 02

BMDNA-based Financial Planning

Master the art of traditional financial planning and revolutionize your approach with the Business Model DNA.

  1. Introductions and individual agenda
  2. Classic profit and loss (P&L): sales planning, cost of sales, margins, personnel, operating costs, depreciation, EBITDA, EBIT
  3. Classic liquidity planning: operating, investing, financing cash flows, funding needs
  4. Financial ratios, metrics, and chart creation
  5. Business Model Mechanism (BMM) and BMDNA as foundation for financial planning
  6. Excel template: BMM and BMDNA concepts automate P&L, liquidity, ratios, and charts
  7. Roadmap as foundation: product releases, market entry, financing rounds
  8. Target group modeling including TAM metrics
  9. Acquisition channel modeling over time
  10. Conversion step modeling with time delays
  11. Active user, customer, and partner relationship modeling
  12. Revenue model variations and templates
  13. Personnel planning: roles, positions, team structures, compensation, FTE calculations
  14. Operational cost modeling with variable cost structures
  15. Investment and depreciation modeling
  16. Financing activities: equity, venture capital, loans, grants
  17. Scenario modeling and key metric identification for navigation
  18. Summary, template customization, and plan vs. actual reporting
Workshop Details
Format
Video conference, small groups
Duration
4 hours incl. breaks
Languages
English & German
Audience
Teams, accelerators, universities, companies
Includes
PDF handout + Excel template

Who is this for?

Target Audiences

Entrepreneurs & Founders

Become an expert in classical and BMDNA-based financial planning. Learn how to use the individual mechanism and levers of your business model as a basis for detailed financial planning, business model navigation, investor outreach, and reporting.

Managers & Consultants

Expand your expertise in both classical and model-based financial planning for precise analysis, decision-making, and project delivery.

Investors & M&A

Evaluate business model mechanisms and financial scenarios to assess opportunities, risks, and success factors.

How it works

3 Steps to Your Workshop

1

Book your Workshop

Book the workshop individually or in combination. Select suitable dates and your preferred language.

2

Participate

Join from anywhere. Thanks to small groups, you can ask individual questions and receive personal feedback.

3

Create Financial Plans

Use the templates and methods as a foundation for your internal planning and investor presentations.

Testimonials

What Clients and Partners Say

In just 3 hours, Arndt taught me more than I learned during an entire semester of finance in business studies.

Lara Schuhwerk

CEO & Co-Founder, Beneto Foods & Beneto Farm

Arndt's lean analytics and finance workshops have been an invaluable asset to our accelerator program. Arndt's exceptional hands-on training, coupled with his extensive entrepreneurial experience and analytical mindset, has proven to be a tremendous support to the more than 100 founders who have participated in our program.

Lou Kest

Project Manager, Berlin Innovation Agency

The financial modeling workshop was amazing! It was not only incredibly insightful but also super practical and actionable.

Leonard Rinser

Project Lead, Fraunhofer AHEAD; Co-Founder, GLAICE healthcare

Arndt shares his outstanding entrepreneurial experience in intensive workshops for early-stage start-ups in the SIBB Digital Transition Incubator. Over the years, the feedback from participants has always been excellent. He regularly gets a 5/5 from all participants and the word 'impressive' is frequently mentioned.

Etta Dannemann

Program Manager & Start-Up Coach, SIBB

Arndt supports our CHEMOVATOR teams not only with introductory interactive workshops, but also with the implementation of individual and custom-fit coaching on the topics of business model, strategy, product, financial planning and financing. In addition, he helps the teams with the focused step-by-step implementation of the business models as well as the successful market entry and subsequent growth. The combination of experienced coach, entrepreneur and investor is particularly authentic and helpful.

Gati Kalim

Head of Venture Portfolio Management, Chemovator/BASF SE

His valuable insights and engaging presentation style made it one of the best workshops I've ever attended.

Leonie Dowling

CEO & Co-Founder, Palasts

Arndt delivers workshops on metrics-driven business models and financial plans.

Patrick Widmann

Head of Startup Programs, KI Garage

Arndt always manages to transfer knowledge in a very effective way with many examples and concrete exercises.

Stefania Casiraghi

Program Manager, Applied Data Incubator

Arndt's Financial Planning Deep Dive provided an incredible amount of added value and was the best part of the workshop.

Andrea Reinemann

Co-Founder, Eating at Maples

Flexible formats

Tailored to Your Needs

Online or On-site
Half-day or Full-day
Individual or Groups
English or German

Book a Workshop

Get in touch to discuss an individual offering for your team, accelerator, or organization.

Phone: +49 179 7822917