Minnova Cost Sheet
Fixed Monthly Costs (always pay)
| Item |
Amount |
| Enty Growth plan (incl. VAT) |
145 |
| Claude Max 5x (2 users × $100) |
185 |
| GitHub Teams (2 users × $4) |
8 |
| Tooling subscriptions (Linear, etc.) |
22 |
| Buffer / misc |
50 |
| Founders salary (gross) |
0 |
| Employer social tax (33%) |
0 |
| Total fixed |
418 |
If payroll restarts: set salary line to number_of_founders × gross_salary, set social tax to salary × 0.33, then recompute totals below.
Variable Monthly Costs (only with projects)
| Item |
Amount |
| OpenAI / API usage (estimate) |
75 |
| Contractors / travel / other |
0 |
| Total variable |
75 |
Capacity Assumptions
| Metric |
Value |
| Founders |
2 |
| Work days / per week / per founder |
4 |
| Work hours / per day |
3 |
| Planned billable hours / month (total) |
96 |
2 founders × 4 days/week × 3 hours/day × 4 weeks = 96 total hours/month (48h per founder)
Rate Tiers
| Tier |
Rate €/h |
Use case |
| Growth |
40-55 |
Portfolio building, emerging markets, long-term retainers |
| Standard |
65-80 |
EU/international projects, most work should be here |
| Premium |
90-120 |
US clients, specialized Elixir/DevOps, urgent/complex projects |
Work / Revenue Snapshot (per founder)
| Scenario |
Hours/month |
Rate €/h |
Revenue/month |
Notes |
| Current capacity - Growth rate |
48 |
45 |
2,160 |
Portfolio building, Brazil, etc. |
| Current capacity - Standard rate |
48 |
70 |
3,360 |
Target for EU/intl projects |
| Current capacity - Premium rate |
48 |
100 |
4,800 |
US clients, Elixir work |
| Half capacity - Standard rate |
24 |
70 |
1,680 |
2 days/week × 3h/day |
| Full time - Standard rate |
160 |
70 |
11,200 |
Typical full-time schedule |
For 2 founders: Multiply revenue by 2. Example: 2 founders @ 48h each @ €70/h = €6,720/month total.
Break-even with current costs (€493/month) is ~€5.15/h per founder. Target standard rate (€65-80) for sustainable growth as portfolio builds.