Pro Forma Budget
Annual operating budget by personnel role (title + description) and expense category. Remote-first — no corporate office lease. A lean / standard / growth scenario tradeoff shows annual run-rate and break-even subscribers at each team size.
Personnel by title & description
Role / title
Headcount
Annual salary
Type
$/mo
$45,500
$18,417
$11,917
$13,000
$10,000
Operating expenses (no corporate office)
$/mo
$/mo
$/mo
$/mo
$/mo
Remote-first — no corporate office lease. Add home-office stipends or coworking as expense lines if needed.
Annual budget summary (current plan)
Personnel (loaded)
$1,186,000
Operating expenses
$539,896
SU token airdrop
$175,000
Foundation (from commission)
$180,000
Total annual run-rate
$1,905,896
Headcount: 10 · Monthly run-rate: $158,825 · Break-even at current mix: ~915 paying subscribers
Scenario tradeoff — team size vs run-rate vs break-even
| Scenario | Note | Headcount | Monthly cost | Annual run-rate | Break-even subs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lean | Minimal core, outsourced | 6 | $123,491 | $1,481,896 | 547 |
| Standard | Current plan | 10 | $158,825 | $1,905,896 | 915 |
| Growth | Scaled team | 19 | $242,491 | $2,909,896 | 1,787 |
Revenue assumptions (tiers, commission, Foundation, GMV) use the current cost-model defaults — edit them on the Platform Cost Model page.