Build your own in the structure builder, then time it in the structure drill.
Operations
Go! Airways cost
- Cost
- Fuel (price × consumption × stage length)
- Crew (block hours × salary mix)
- Maintenance (A-check vs C-check)
- Airport / handling
- Overhead
Start with the largest $ line, not the loudest complaint. Fuel and crew usually dominate.
Profitability
American private hospital profitability
- Profit
- Revenue (cases × mix × reimbursement)
- Variable (supplies, hourly clinical)
- Fixed (specialists, beds, rent)
- One-time (IT, malpractice)
Mix of payer and procedure beats ‘more patients’ as a first hypothesis.
M&A
PE pet-food ingredients
- Value
- Standalone (growth, margin, FCF)
- Synergies (procurement, co-man, cross-sell)
- Price vs value
- Risks (input, private label, customer concentration)
Synergies need an owner and a year-1 vs year-3 split.
Growth
LinkUp / CodeWizards.com
- Growth
- Penetrate current geo
- New courses
- B2B / schools
- Price
- M&A
Capacity of instructors is the hidden constraint.
Market entry
Cox Cereals LatAm
- Enter?
- Market (size, growth, margins)
- Can we win (brand, cost, distribution)
- How (export, JV, acquire, greenfield)
- Economics (payback)
Distribution in traditional trade is usually the killer, not the recipe.
Growth
Levie Law Istanbul
- Growth
- Utilization of partners
- Mix (litigation vs advisory)
- Pricing
- New practice
- New office
Partner hours are the factory.
Profitability
Altrix laptops
- Profit
- ASP and discounting
- Mix (consumer vs commercial)
- COGS (CPU, panel, freight)
- Warranty / returns
A 3-point mix shift can dwarf a 1-point COGS win.
Profitability
Bondi Coffee
- Profit
- Tickets × stores × hours
- Attachment (food)
- Labor
- Rent
- Waste
Labor as % of sales is the first exhibit you want.
Pricing
Cathedral events pricing
- Price
- Customer value (willingness)
- Competitive (venue substitutes)
- Cost-plus floor
- Leakage (discounts, comps)
Anchor on value of the date, not the catering cost.
Pricing
UK retail bank investment-app subscription
- Subscribe?
- Willingness by segment
- Churn vs engagement
- Cost to serve
- Cannibalization of advice
A £3/month fee that lifts digital engagement can still destroy a £120 advice relationship.
Open the builder
Same five templates, empty branches, a MECE check you can argue with.
