Antler Idea Lab: Decoding Cash Flow & Working Capital Cycles 💡

​Antler's Idea Lab is a intimate, "closed-room" working session to go beyond theory focused on supporting founders on their most pressing issues.

​Are you an early-stage founder wondering why your bank balance doesn’t match your sales growth? If you are trying to work toward a negative working capital cycle from the get-go and build a truly sustainable company, this session is for you.

​Profit on a spreadsheet doesn’t pay the bills, cash in the bank does. In the early stages, the "cash-to-cash" gap is often the silent killer of promising startups. We’re stripping away the accounting jargon to focus on the mechanics of liquidity: how to move faster, stay leaner, and ensure your runway actually takes you where you need to go.

​The session will be led by Deepak Varanasi, Founder of Too Good, one of Kenya’s first clean-label, “junk-free” dairy brands. With over 20 years of experience in FMCG, supply chains, and consumer brands, Deepak brings a practitioner’s perspective to balancing growth, cash flow, and profitability.

​​Format

• ​​Closed, curated session

• ​​Limited seats to keep discussions practical and honest

• ​​Off-record by design