Six inconsistencies found before the investor meeting

A traceable review of one fictional operating model and its companion deck. Every result points back to a sheet cell or slide.

6traceable findings

3high-severity conflicts

2 filesXLSX + PPTX reviewed

Fictional operating model summary showing ARR, margin, cash, burn and derived checks

Operating model: internally consistent values and formulas.

Reconciliation register

Headline conflicts first, then arithmetic, reporting-period and support issues. The audit does not infer missing explanations.

F-001 HIGH

ARR

1050000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B5
$1.20m at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 2

Observed 1.05e+06 versus 1.2e+06 for ARR.

Summary!B5 · Slide 2

F-002 HIGH

Gross margin

72.0% at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B8
78.0% at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 2

Observed 0.72 versus 0.78 for gross margin.

Summary!B8 · Slide 2

F-003 HIGH

Runway after hiring

18 months at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 3
1800000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B9
100000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B10
500000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B11

(Cash 1,800,000 - planned hiring 500,000) / monthly burn 100,000 = 13.0 months.

Slide 3 · Summary!B9 · Summary!B10 · Summary!B11

F-004 MEDIUM

Period-over-period growth

40.0% at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 4
100000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B12
120000 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B13

(120,000 / 100,000) - 1 = 20.0%.

Slide 4 · Summary!B12 · Summary!B13

F-005 MEDIUM

Reporting period

through June 2026 at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 5
2026-07 at fictional-saas-model.xlsx Summary!B14

Deck period 2026-06 does not match model period 2026-07.

Slide 5 · Summary!B14

F-006 MEDIUM

Market-size claim

TAM is $5B at fictional-investor-deck.pptx Slide 6

No dated source or calculation basis is visible with the market-size claim.

Slide 6

Source evidence

The deck claims 40% growth while its own visible revenue points move from $100k to $120k, which calculates to 20%.

Fictional investor deck headline showing ARR 1.20 million dollars and gross margin 78 percent — Deck: ARR and gross-margin headlines conflict with model cells.

Fictional investor deck growth slide showing a 40 percent claim and revenue moving from 100 thousand to 120 thousand dollars — Deck: 40% headline versus 20% visible arithmetic.

Bounded audit method

Designed for a pre-meeting check, not a professional opinion.

1. ExtractPreserve file, slide, sheet, cell and formula locations.

2. NormalizeCompare named metrics, units and reporting periods.

3. RecalculateUse only visible operands and show the arithmetic.

4. CorrectSeparate supported fixes from owner decisions.

This is a document-consistency and decision-support review. It does not provide investment advice, accounting certification, tax or legal conclusions, valuation opinions, or fundraising guarantees. Confirm material corrections with the responsible finance, legal, tax, or investment professional.