Every concept we cover on CasualMBA comes with a worksheet — so you don’t just read about business, you actually think through it.
No multiple choice. No trick questions. Just real business concepts applied to real startups — the way an MBA case study works, without the ₹20 lakh tuition fee.
Each worksheet is free. Always will be.
Semester 1 — Business Fundamentals
9 concepts. 27 questions. One final startup analysis challenge.
Everything a founder needs to understand before building anything — value creation, business models, product market fit, revenue vs profit vs cash flow, and economic moats.
What’s inside:
- Concept 01 — Why businesses exist (value creation)
- Concept 02 — Why people pay for convenience
- Concept 03 — Why people buy things they don’t need
- Concept 04 — Why people use credit instead of cash
- Concept 05 — Loss leader strategy and data monetisation
- Concept 06 — What is a business model
- Concept 07 — What is product market fit
- Concept 08 — Revenue, profit and cash flow
- Concept 09 — What is a business moat
Final challenge: Pick any Indian startup and analyse it using all 9 concepts.
[Download Semester 1 Worksheet — Free →]
More semesters coming:
| Semester | Theme | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Business Fundamentals | ✅ Available |
| Semester 2 | Marketing & Growth | 🔄 In progress |
| Semester 3 | Finance | Coming soon |
| Semester 4 | Strategy | Coming soon |
| Semester 5 | Entrepreneurship | Coming soon |
How to use these worksheets
Read the corresponding CasualMBA articles first. Then open the worksheet and answer each question using a startup or business you actually know — not the examples from the article.
The goal is not to repeat what you read. The goal is to apply it to something new. That gap — between reading a concept and applying it independently — is where real understanding lives.
There are no answer keys. Business rarely has one right answer. What matters is the quality of your thinking.
Who these worksheets are for
These worksheets are built for startup founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to think more clearly about how businesses work — without sitting through a two-year MBA program.
If you are building something, thinking about building something, or just obsessed with how businesses work — these are for you.