Rox Vegas Cloud — Tools
    Startup
    Reality
    Check
    Before you sign the lease. Before you hire anyone. Before you spend a dollar — know if your concept can survive.
    ▶  Run the Numbers ← Home
    Built for Real Business Decisions
    Every Concept. One Tool.
    If it has a lease and a cost structure, this tool tells you the truth — in under 60 seconds.
    01
    Coffee Shop / Cafe
    Volume-based. Know your cups-per-hour number before you sign anything.
    02
    Restaurant / Bar
    High overhead, razor margins. Know your cover count before you open the doors.
    03
    Retail Store
    Foot traffic drives everything. Calculate your minimum daily transactions to survive.
    04
    Salon / Studio
    Appointment-based. Know your break-even seat count before committing to a space.
    05
    Contractor / Trade
    Project revenue. Calculate your minimum billable hours to cover fixed costs.
    06
    Office / Professional
    Low COGS, high margin — but fixed overhead still has to be covered every month.
    Enter Your Numbers
    Run the Reality Check
    Fill in what you know. Leave the rest at zero. Hit Calculate.
    01 — Business Profile
    Coffee = per cup • Bar = per cover • Contractor = per billable hour
    02 — Monthly Fixed Expenses
    03 — Sales & Gross Margin
    Coffee ~65% • Bar ~70% • Retail ~45% • Service ~80%
    04 — Operating Schedule
    05

    WEEKLY PAYROLL BUILDER

    Add every position below. Enter hours per day — weekly gross and benefits calculate automatically. Monthly total auto-feeds the payroll field above and updates your live reality check.

    % covers payroll taxes, health insurance & benefits
    POSITION / ROLE $/HR MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN HRS/WK GROSS/WK +BENEFITS
    WEEKLY TOTALS 0 $0 $0
    WEEKLY W/ BENEFITS
    $0.00
    →
    MONTHLY PAYROLL ×4.33
    $0.00
    →
    AUTO-FEEDING PAYROLL FIELD ↑
    waiting for input
    06

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

    One-time startup costs. Enter amounts for each category. Percentage of total and cost per square foot calculate automatically using your square footage from Section 01. Estimated monthly loan payment auto-feeds the Loan Payment field above.

    LOAN TERM YRS  ·  INTEREST RATE % APR monthly payment auto-feeds Loan Payment field ↑
    ITEM / CATEGORY AMOUNT ($) % OF TOTAL $ / SQ FT
    TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE $0 100% $0.00
    TOTAL CAPEX
    $0
    →
    EST. MONTHLY LOAN PAYMENT
    $0.00
    at 7% APR / 5 years
    →
    AUTO-FEEDING LOAN PAYMENT FIELD ↑
    waiting for input
    07

    REVENUE STREAMS BUILDER

    Build your income from the ground up. Add every revenue source below — price × daily volume × days per week calculates your monthly projection automatically. Total auto-feeds your Target Revenue field above and updates your live reality check instantly.

    REVENUE STREAM / SOURCE AVG. PRICE ($) DAILY VOLUME DAYS / WK MONTHLY REVENUE
    TOTAL MONTHLY REVENUE $0.00
    TOTAL STREAMS
    0
    →
    MONTHLY REVENUE
    $0.00
    →
    AUTO-FEEDING TARGET REVENUE FIELD
    waiting for input
    08

    CASH FLOW RUNWAY

    How long can you survive before you break even?

    Total cash available before opening day
    Auto-filled from your Fixed Expenses above. Override if needed.
    Auto-filled from your Revenue Streams above. Override if needed.
    Optional. Compounds revenue by this % each month in the projection.
    MONTHS OF RUNWAY
    —
    BREAK-EVEN MONTH
    —
    CASH AT MONTH 6
    —
    CASH AT MONTH 12
    —
    12-MONTH CASH FLOW PROJECTION
    MONTH REVENUE FIXED COSTS NET MONTHLY CUMULATIVE CASH
    09

    MARKET SIZING SANITY CHECK

    How much of your market do you actually need to win?

    Total people living within your primary service area
    What % of local population fits your customer profile?
    Average dollar amount per customer purchase
    How many times per month does a typical customer buy from you?
    Copy your Break-Even figure from the Live Dashboard above.
    Customer Universe
    —
    Market Revenue Ceiling
    —
    Customers Needed / Mo.
    —
    Market Capture % Needed
    —
    Market Reality
    — ENTER DATA
    10

    GO / NO-GO SCORECARD

    Pull your five numbers from the Live Dashboard above. Get your verdict.

    Copy these five values directly from your Live Reality Dashboard above, then watch your scorecard calculate instantly.
    Copy from your Revenue Streams total above
    Copy from your Fixed Costs / Month tile above
    Copy from your Cash Flow Runway section above
    Copy your total from the Weekly Payroll Builder above x 4.33
    Copy your monthly loan payment from the CapEx section above. Enter 0 if none.
    Complete Section 09 above
    Auto-feeds from Market Sizing Sanity Check
    CATEGORY SCORE BAR
    Enter your five numbers above to generate your Go / No-Go verdict.
    Built with the Startup Reality Check at roxvegascloud.com/startup-reality-check
    LIVE REALITY CHECK
    ENTER YOUR NUMBERS ABOVE
    BREAK-EVEN / MONTH
    —
    BREAK-EVEN / DAY
    —
    BREAK-EVEN / HOUR
    —
    FIXED COSTS / MONTH
    —
    UNITS / HOUR
    —
    UNITS / DAY
    —
    UNITS / MONTH
    —
    REVENUE GAP
    —
    vs. break-even
    BREAK-EVEN / WEEK
    —
    REVENUE / HOUR NEEDED
    —
    UNITS TO SELL / DAY
    —
    UNITS TO SELL / HOUR
    —
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