Revenue is vanity; margin is sanity; cash is reality. Many agency founders scale their team too early based on gross sales, only to find that net profit dropped.
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The Creative Agency Profitability & Margin Optimization Manual
A CFO-grade guide for agency founders on billable utilization, blended hourly rates, contractor margins, and 18% GST tax efficiency.
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Dravya BansalCo-Founder & CEO, Cora
5 Chapters•26 min read•Updated 2026-09-27
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The Illusion of Top-Line Revenue
Why growing from $50k to $150k monthly can destroy founder cash flow without proper capacity management.
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