Lightning Lessons

Speak CFO: How to win executive trust

Hosted by Elena Luneva

364 students

What you'll learn

Revenue Impact Modeling

Transform vague product benefits into specific revenue projections using conversion funnels and unit economics.

Business Case Architecture

Build compelling 3-horizon investment proposals executives approve

Financial Translation Skills

Convert product metrics into the universal business language - finance

Executive Presentation Framework

Shift from defending development requests to proposing strategic investments with clear value propositions.

Why this topic matters

Product managers struggle to get executive buy-in because they speak "customer" while executives think in "finance." This creates an invisible ceiling limiting PM career growth and product impact. Understanding financial modeling transforms you from feature-focused to business-focused. Earn executive trust and unlock senior opportunities.

You'll learn from

Elena Luneva

Elena Luneva is a CPO, Advisor, 4000+ students taught

Former:

CPO / GM Braintrust

GM Nextdoor

CPO Nuna

VP Product, LiquidSpace

Sr. PM OpenTable

Sr. PM BlackRock


Taught thousands of executive and product students at Reforge, FirstRound, Berkeley, Sidebar, Enrich, Supra, AI Collective, Industry, PLS

Previously at

Braintrust 🧠
Nextdoor
BlackRock
OpenTable
LiquidSpace I Work from where it works.