Leverage / base / Immediate
The business needs more capacity (utilization is high) but doesn't have enough cash buffer to safely add a headcount.
A new hire takes [redacted] to [redacted] months to recruit and [redacted] to [redacted] months to reach full productivity. The [redacted]-month buffer ensures cash can carry the hire until they generate revenue. If the buffer runs out before then, the hire creates a cash crisis.
Exact thresholds, formulas, and severity bands are omitted from this public view. The full methodology, with every figure, is available in the authenticated app.
If a hire is made now, cash runway compresses by ~[redacted]/month. At current cash trajectory, the hire may be at risk within [redacted] months.
The exact thresholds, the formula, and your own figures are in the authenticated app. See it against a real, simulated dataset for Integra Executive Services, our public demo company, or connect your own QuickBooks Online account.