How many sessions does the Kolumpi simulation run across?
Five sessions.
What time period do the six monthly decisions in Kolumpi cover?
January to June of year 1.
What percentage of the assessment is based on deadlines and participation?
10%.
Which assessment component counts for 40% of the grade?
The final synthesis and presentation.
What does the red AI regime prohibit during assessments?
AI during diagnostics, calculations, quizzes, decisions, and presentations.
What AI use does the orange regime allow?
Conceptual tutoring without formulas or figures.
What AI activities are allowed under the green regime?
Documented strategic criticism and report auditing outside class.
Which six products does Kolumpi produce?
Oliplas, Lavplas, Duoplas, Olibox, Lavbox, and Duobox.
What is the production flow at Kolumpi from base to distribution?
From olive or lavender soap base and packaging, through cutting and conditioning workshops, to finished products distributed via website, perfumeries, marketplaces, and hypermarkets.
How many minutes per month does each machine provide at Kolumpi?
9,100 minutes per month.
What is the target workshop load formula at Kolumpi?
Approximately 100% of theoretical consumption divided by workshop capacity.
How is raw-material stock measured at Kolumpi?
In days of production.
How is finished-product stock measured at Kolumpi?
In days of sales.
Which eight indicators steer business performance?
Profitability, cash in days of revenue, raw-material stocks, finished-product stocks, workshops, human resources, customer satisfaction, and innovation.
What is the cash-in-days-of-revenue indicator's maximal value?
7 days or less.
What annual interest rate applies to overdrafts?
100% per year.
What is the ideal range for raw-material stock in production days?
30 to 60 production days.
What is the main penalty of finished-product stockout?
It is penalized (negatively impacts business).
What is the main effect of finished-product overstock?
It mainly consumes cash.
What formula defines the seasonality coefficient?
Coefficient = observed sales divided by trend sales.
How are corrected sales calculated using the seasonality coefficient?
Corrected sales = observed sales divided by the coefficient.
What is the first step in the analytical accounting cascade formula?
Revenue minus variable costs equals variable-cost margin.
What does the variable-cost margin rate measure?
Price sensitivity.
What does the contribution margin in euros identify?
Which product contributes most to covering fixed costs.
What is the formula for minimum additional revenue with added fixed costs?
where is the variable-cost margin rate.
How do you calculate minimum additional quantity for a single product?
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What price reduction and sales increase does Duobox need to preserve total margin?
Price reduced to €7.20 and sales increased by 15.7%.
How does Duobox's unit variable-cost margin change after price reduction?
It decreases from €5.125 to €4.429.
What is a large language model trained to do?
Predict the most plausible continuation of a text.
On what scale is a large language model trained?
On billions of texts.
What are the four AI Fluency dimensions in the course?
Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence.
What does Delegation mean in AI Fluency?
Deciding what to entrust to AI and what to retain.
What must be retained when delegating to AI?
Hypothesis choices, decisions, and fieldwork.
What are the steps of professional AI use?
Describing the task, evaluating output, iterating or rejecting it, verifying, declaring, and assuming responsibility.
Why must unsupported figures be removed from AI-generated dossiers?
Because AI hallucination risk is especially high for precise figures, sources, citations, and URLs.
What does sycophancy cause an AI to do?
Validate the user's assumptions.
What does an adversarial prompt ask an AI to do?
Identify and rank objections.
What is forbidden regarding personal data in AI tools?
No real personal data may be entered into AI tools.
What must be done to interview quotations before using them with AI?
They must be anonymized before use.
What tasks does professional AI use delegate to AI?
Formatting, ideas, and criticism.
What data restrictions does the course impose on AI input?
No real personal data and anonymized interview verbatims.
What are the main steps in a reliable AI workflow?
Describe task and documents, examine output critically, then re-describe request for 2-4 rounds.
What elements should effective prompts specify?
Deliverable, context, examples, reasoning, structure, format, constraints, and self-criticism request.
What should a prompt instruct the AI to do when lacking knowledge?
State the lack of knowledge or reliable source instead of inventing an answer.
What financial paths can a start-up choose for its business model?
Raise investment, build to sell, or remain profitable through customer revenue.
Which core investor metric targets an LTV/CAC ratio greater than 3?
LTV/CAC ratio.
How is runway calculated in start-up metrics?
Cash balance divided by burn rate.
How do you calculate CAC in start-up financial metrics?
Sales and marketing spending divided by new customers.
What does the balance sheet show about a company?
What the company owns and owes at a date.
What does the income statement show over a period?
Products minus charges.
What does the cash flow statement show?
Money actually entering and leaving the bank account.
What does the financial triangle require for every decision?
Analysis through the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
What is amortization's effect on the income statement?
It is an income-statement charge.
How does amortization affect the balance sheet?
It reduces the value of an asset.
Does amortization involve cash movement after purchase?
No, it never involves cash movement after the original purchase.
What are the seven blocks in the assumptions tab?
Revenue by category, variable costs, fixed costs, payroll, investments and amortization, capital and subsidies, and borrowing.
How is revenue calculated for each category?
By multiplying volume by price.
What drivers influence revenue calculation?
Actions, audience, conversion, quantities, price, and seasonality.
How are variable costs expressed in the model?
Per unit multiplied by quantities sold.
How do purchases affect cash and inventory?
Purchases affect cash when bought and inventory when not yet sold.
What is the formula for monthly principal repayment on a loan?
Loan amount divided by duration.
How is monthly interest on a loan calculated?
Annual rate times remaining principal divided by 12.
What must every ratio in a submitted report include to count?
Its calculation components.
How much soap base and packaging does a standard single soap consume?
0.15 kg.
How much soap base does a Duo soap consume for each fragrance?
0.15 kg of each fragrance.
What costs are included in variable costs?
Materials, machine minutes, discounts, and 3% of the catalogue price.
What is the amount of common fixed costs per month in year 0?
€287,500 per month.
How much additional revenue covers an €8,000 monthly advertising cost?
At least €13,333 of additional revenue.
What did Deloitte Australia report about a 2025 government report?
It contained invented academic references and a fabricated judgment citation.
How much did Deloitte reimburse related to the 2025 government report issue?
Approximately 290,000 AUD.
To what legal frameworks does the course link responsible AI use?
The GDPR and the European AI Act.
What must be traceable in high-risk AI applications?
The use of AI.
Which practices have replaced formulaic prompt tricks?
Short targeted iterations, persistent workspaces, and context engineering.
What metrics are important for SaaS companies?
MRR, NRR, ACV, and pipeline.
What metrics are important for marketplaces?
GMV, take-rate, contribution margin, and concentration.
What is the funding range for business angels in France?
50,000 to 500,000 euros.
What funding amounts do seed funds and venture capital provide in France?
300,000 to 3 million euros or more.
In a 700-euro loan repayment with 80 euros interest and 620 euros principal, which part is an income-statement charge?
The 80 euros of interest.
What must the model include regarding founder salary and revenue justification?
A founder salary by month 12 and a one-line step plan justifying each revenue amount.
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