Are You Leading Growth With a Model That No Longer Fits?
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The Model That Got You Here Won’t Lead You Forward
At $10–20M in revenue, most companies are running on a financial model that was built for a different version of the business. The assumptions are stale because the cost structure hasn’t kept pace. The growth drivers don’t reflect how revenue actually moves.
The model doesn’t fail loudly. It fails in board conversations that feel harder than they should, in decisions that take more prep than they deserve, and in a nagging sense that the numbers and the business have slowly drifted apart.
“The model was still technically running. But when the board started asking hard questions, I realized I couldn’t defend it. We were guiding strategy with a model that described a company we’d outgrown.”— VP Finance, $14M SaaS company
Inside Flying Blind: A CFO’s Guide to Leading Growth With Numbers You Trust
This short, practitioner guide covers the gap between where most mid-market models are and where they need to be. No jargon. No generic finance content. Just the specific, honest assessment CFOs at this stage need to hear.
Chapter 1Your Model Is Running on Old Assumptions
Chapter 2The Hidden Cost of Flying Blind
Chapter 3What a Model Built for Growth Actually Looks Like
Chapter 4How the 3-Year Financial Model Changes the Job
Chapter 5Your Next Step
Fortune 500 Expertise. Built for Companies That Move Fast.
Contrail Financial is a mid-market corporate development consultancy that helps CFOs at $10–20M companies make high-stakes growth decisions with clarity and confidence.
We combine 30+ years of Fortune 500 finance experience, including CFO roles managing $800M+ portfolios, M&A strategy, and capital raise support, with the speed and adaptability growing businesses actually need.
Our clients don’t need another finance report. They need a model that reflects how their business actually works, answers the questions leadership is actually asking, and supports the conversations that matter most.
Three Steps to Leading Growth With Numbers You Trust
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