Helping founders turn ideas into businesses, numbers into decisions, and teams into results.
Business Planning • Financial Structuring • Founder Mentoring • Team Collaboration
You don't need all the answers. You need to know what matters next.
I have an idea, but I don't know whether it can become a real business.
Founder Check Up →I've started, but I'm still figuring out customers, money, priorities and what to do next.
Check My Business & FounderThe business is running, but growth is bringing new problems, decisions and pressure.
Business Check Up →A simple check up to help you see what is strong, what needs attention, and what you should focus on next.
Thinking about starting a business? Already started but still finding your way?
Find out how ready you are across:
20 questions. Simple. Practical. Free.
Start My Founder Check UpYour business may be growing. But is it growing in the right direction? Understand where your business stands and whether you, as the founder, are ready for the next stage.
Find out how strong your business is across:
20 questions. Simple. Practical. Free.
Start My Business Check UpA stronger business. A stronger founder. A stronger team.
Turn your idea into a business that makes financial and strategic sense.
Because the business can only grow as far as the founder is willing and able to grow.
Good ideas don't scale without people who communicate, collaborate and execute well.
Okto Melandana K. SE Ak., MAppFin, CPC, CEmergenetics
Founder & Principal Advisor, Astakara
With more than 30 years across business strategy, financial structuring, corporate finance and investment banking, I have spent much of my career helping businesses make difficult decisions. Today, I want to use that experience differently: helping the next generation of founders build businesses with clearer thinking, stronger financial foundations and better leadership.
"I'm not here to tell founders what to do. I'm here to help them think better, decide better and become better entrepreneurs."
Contact UsBusiness & Finance Experience
Strategy • Finance • Founder • Team
Clear Thinking • Better Decisions • Real Action
Advice without the corporate jargon
We also partner with companies that need business planning, financial modelling, financial structuring, or management & team alignment support.
We believe good entrepreneurship is not only about what you build, but how you build it.
Solve a real problem.
Keep learning and growing.
Make financially responsible decisions.
Communicate. Collaborate. Respect.
Success matters. But how you achieve it matters too.
Practical thinking for founders and business owners.
What you should think about before investing too much time and money.
Read MoreUnderstanding the difference between profit, cash flow and working capital needs.
Read MoreFrom a founder who is the center of every decision, toward an organization that can move on its own.
Read MoreBuild your numbers. Understand your business. Create a simple 5-year financial model covering revenue, cost, profit, cash, break-even and funding.
Start →A deeper, guided assessment of your business and yourself as a founder.
Start →A more advanced, fully editable financial projection template for detailed planning.
Start →Don't guess. Build the numbers. Astakara Simple Financial Model helps founders, early-stage businesses and students turn business assumptions into a clear financial picture.
Simple for the user. Professional behind the scenes.
Start with a simple check up. 20 questions. A clearer picture. A better next step.
Start My Check Up