Building Financial Clarity Through Better Modeling
We started velorastin in 2018 because we noticed something odd. Businesses had mountains of financial data but struggled to see what it actually meant for their future.
Most planning tools either dumped raw numbers on you or oversimplified everything into pretty charts that missed the nuance. We wanted something in between.
What We Actually Do
Financial scenario modeling sounds complicated, but it's basically stress-testing your business decisions before you make them. What happens if that new market doesn't pan out? What if interest rates jump? What if your best client leaves?
We build models that let you explore those questions without the panic. Not predictions — nobody can predict the future. But frameworks that help you understand your options and their likely outcomes.
The approach works because we don't try to model everything. Just the variables that matter most to your specific situation. A retailer cares about different things than a manufacturer. Your model should reflect that.
Why We're Different
Most financial consultants show up with a standard template and try to squeeze your business into it. We do the opposite. We spend time understanding your actual constraints, your real opportunities, and the specific decisions you're facing.
Then we build something custom. Not because we love complexity, but because generic models miss what makes your situation unique.
How We Work With Clients
Our process has evolved over seven years of working with Australian businesses. Here's what typically happens.
Discovery Phase
We spend 2-3 weeks just listening. What keeps you up at night? What decisions are coming up? What have you tried before? This shapes everything that follows.
Model Design
We map out the key drivers in your business and how they connect. Revenue streams, cost structures, cash flow patterns. Then we identify which variables you can actually influence and which ones you just have to monitor.
Scenario Testing
This is where it gets interesting. We run multiple scenarios — optimistic, realistic, challenging. Not to predict which will happen, but to see how your business responds to different conditions.
Real Projects, Real Learning
In 2023, we worked with a mid-sized manufacturing client who was considering a major equipment upgrade. The ROI looked solid on paper, but they were nervous about timing.
We built a model that factored in their current capacity constraints, projected demand growth, and the financing options they were considering. But we also added scenarios for supply chain disruptions and currency fluctuations.
Turned out the timing wasn't the issue — it was the financing structure. A different mix of debt and retained earnings gave them way more flexibility if things went sideways. They moved forward with the upgrade in early 2024, and so far it's tracking well.
- We focus on decisions you're actually facing, not theoretical exercises
- Models stay simple enough that you can update them yourself
- We explain the assumptions behind every projection
- You get the tools to keep modeling after we're gone
Who's Behind This
We're a small team based in Sydney. Small by choice — it keeps us close to the work and lets us take on projects we actually find interesting.
Callum Lindgren
Senior Financial Analyst
Callum joined us in 2020 after spending eight years in corporate finance. He got tired of producing forecasts nobody trusted and wanted to build something more useful. He specializes in manufacturing and retail clients, probably because he actually worked in both sectors before switching to finance.
Outside of work, he's absurdly into rock climbing. And I mean absurdly — he once rescheduled a client meeting because the weather conditions were perfect at some cliff near Katoomba.