You'd think this needs a fractional CFO and a dashboard you ignore — Tycoon Agent pings only when burn moves >5%, otherwise stays quiet.
The short answer
Tycoon Agent watches your burn weekly by computing real cash-out vs cash-in, projecting runway, and pinging you only when something material shifts. Every Monday she pulls expenses from Brex and QuickBooks, revenue from Stripe, payroll from Gusto, and any pending large invoices. She computes net burn, gross burn, current cash position, and runway at current pace. She compares to last 4 weeks and to your forecast in Notion. If burn is steady → no ping (founders don't need a weekly "burn unchanged" message). If burn jumps >10% or runway shrinks below your alert threshold → immediate Lark ping with cause analysis. She also flags one-time spikes vs sustained increases so you don't panic over a single AWS reservation. Output: silence when boring, sharp Lark message when not.
How Tycoon Agent actually does it
- Pull cash flow weekly
Brex transactions, QuickBooks ledger, Stripe gross + net revenue, Gusto payroll. Compute net burn, gross burn, cash position, runway.
BrexQuickBooksStripeGusto
- Compare to baseline
Last 4 weeks rolling avg, last 12 weeks trend, your forecast in Notion. Identify deviation and direction.
- Decide: ping or silent
Silent if within 5% of baseline. Ping if: burn +10% WoW, runway <12 months, large pending invoice, or revenue drop >5%.
- Diagnose cause when pinging
Identify top 3 movers (vendors, headcount, refunds, MRR change). Distinguish one-time spikes (AWS reservation) from sustained increases (new hire).
- Recommend action
If sustained burn increase → flag highest-cost line item with reduction options. If runway crisis → propose 3 paths (cut, raise, accelerate revenue).
Lark
What it looks like in chat
YouWatch my burn rate weekly and only warn me when something matters.
Tycoon AgentSet up. Pulling Brex, QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto every Monday at 8am. **Baseline (current):** $187K monthly net burn, $2.1M cash, **11 months runway.** **Alert thresholds (your defaults, override anytime):** - Burn jumps >10% WoW → ping - Runway drops below 12 months → ping - Revenue drops >5% WoW → ping - Otherwise: silent ⚠️ **Actually — pinging now: runway is already at 11 months, below your 12-month threshold.** Diagnosis: - Burn went from $164K → $187K (+14%) over the last 4 weeks - Top driver: 2 hires landed in March (+$28K/mo combined) - AWS spike was one-time ($4K reservation, won't repeat) Three paths: 1. **Raise within 4 months** — current trajectory hits 9-month runway by then 2. **Slow next hire by 1 quarter** — extends to 13 months 3. **Accelerate revenue** — current MRR growth at 8%/mo extends runway naturally if held Which do you want to think through?
What you get back
Silence when burn is normal. When something material shifts: a Lark ping with diagnosis, top movers, and 2-3 actionable paths.
Cadence: Weekly Monday 8am check; pings only on material change.