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Case interview frameworks

The Case Interview Master Framework, on One Page

One whole-business tree covers every case: the market, revenue, cost, new business, and operations and risks.

The whole tree on one page

The business
Market
Demand
Supply
External
Existing businessRevenue
Product 1
Product 2
Service 1
Mix
Existing businessCost
Variable
Fixed
New business
Ways in: what each costs up front
Projected revenue
Projected cost
Operations and risks
The business

Use it to check, never to recite

A tailored tree is a starting structure, not your answer. The client's question decides the final framework, and the keep-or-cut test runs on every branch: if I found the answer here, could it change the recommendation? Usually three or four branches survive.

From the whole tree to your client's question

Start from the decision the client has to make, keep the branches that could change it, and say where you would start and why. How to build one that does not sound memorized: How to Build a Case Interview Framework That Does Not Sound Memorized. The questions that tell you which branches matter: clarifying questions.

Free with an accountSee the same tree tailored for profitability, market entry, pricing, acquisitions and five more: the Framework Library.

Reading helps. A live case shows you where you stand.