model_inputs.yaml
parsed YAML
meta:
currency: USD
weight_unit: lb
distance_unit: mile
founder_labor_excluded: true
founder_labor_caveat: Founder labor is excluded from cash costs by founder decision;
not a recommendation to operate without compensation.
scope: setup, pilot, normalized steady-state only — no long-term forecast
margin_floor_pct: 25
sensitivity_margins_pct:
- 15
- 35
geography:
- Berkeley, California
- San Francisco, California
sources:
src-founder-2026-07-22:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
description: Founder interview locked decisions
url: null
as_of: '2026-07-22'
src-irs-mileage-2026:
label_type: FACT
description: IRS standard mileage rate reference
url: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates
as_of: '2026-01-01'
src-ca-min-wage-2026:
label_type: FACT
description: California minimum wage
url: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/minimum_wage.htm
as_of: '2026-01-01'
src-archetype-estimate:
label_type: ESTIMATE
description: Archetype placeholder until provider research merged
url: null
as_of: '2026-07-22'
quote_required: true
routes:
berkeley_milk_run:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
miles_per_run: 28
stops_per_run: 6
runs_per_week: 2
vehicle_cost_per_mile: 0.7
driver_hours_per_run: 4
labor_rate_per_hour: 18.0
capacity_lbs_per_run: 800
sf_milk_run:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
miles_per_run: 42
stops_per_run: 8
runs_per_week: 2
vehicle_cost_per_mile: 0.7
labor_rate_per_hour: 18.0
driver_hours_per_run: 5
capacity_lbs_per_run: 1000
materials:
cardboard:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.92
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.08
processing_yield: 0.88
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.03
contamination_rate: 0.06
paper:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.9
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.07
processing_yield: 0.85
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.02
contamination_rate: 0.08
plastic_hdpe:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.85
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.12
processing_yield: 0.75
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.05
contamination_rate: 0.1
wood_pallet:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.8
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.1
processing_yield: 0.7
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.04
contamination_rate: 0.12
tiers:
starter:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 99
pickup_allowance_lbs: 120
overage_per_lb: 0.35
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 8
subsidy_cap_pct: 15
expiry_days: 90
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 15
growth:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 249
pickup_allowance_lbs: 400
overage_per_lb: 0.28
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 10
subsidy_cap_pct: 25
expiry_days: 180
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 40
enterprise:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 599
pickup_allowance_lbs: 1200
overage_per_lb: 0.22
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 12
subsidy_cap_pct: 35
expiry_days: 270
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 100
custom:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 1200
pickup_allowance_lbs: 3000
overage_per_lb: 0.18
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 14
subsidy_cap_pct: 40
expiry_days: 365
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 250
account_archetypes:
small_cafe:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: starter
route: berkeley_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 95
pickups_per_month: 4.33
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.45
paper: 0.35
plastic_hdpe: 0.15
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 0.4
avg_retail_product_value: 28
mid_office:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: growth
route: sf_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 320
pickups_per_month: 4.33
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.3
paper: 0.5
plastic_hdpe: 0.15
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 1.2
avg_retail_product_value: 45
large_retail:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: enterprise
route: sf_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 980
pickups_per_month: 8.66
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.55
paper: 0.2
plastic_hdpe: 0.2
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 3.5
avg_retail_product_value: 62
manufacturing:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
conversion_cost_per_output_lb: 0.18
middle_mile_cost_per_output_lb: 0.12
marketplace_price_pct_of_retail: 90
pooled_output_yield: 0.72
secured_inventory_pct: 0.15
preorder_deposit_pct: 0.25
sku_archetypes:
desk_organizer:
output_lbs_per_unit: 1.2
retail_list_price: 32
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 8.5
freight_per_unit: 6.0
storage_bin:
output_lbs_per_unit: 2.5
retail_list_price: 48
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 14.0
freight_per_unit: 8.5
planter:
output_lbs_per_unit: 1.8
retail_list_price: 38
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 10.0
freight_per_unit: 7.0
shipping:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
pass_through_markup_pct: 0
credit_funded_from_margin_pct: 2.5
rewards:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
expected_redemption_rate: 0.55
stress_redemption_rate: 1.0
expiry_buckets_days:
- 90
- 180
- 270
custom_max_expiry_days: 365
setup:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
legal_entity_setup: 2500
insurance_annual: 4800
software_annual: 3600
warehouse_deposit: 5000
equipment: 12000
monthly_fixed_overhead: 4500
pilot_months: 3
capital_cases:
lean_10k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 10000
accounts_at_launch: 8
months_runway_target: 6
base_50k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 50000
accounts_at_launch: 25
months_runway_target: 12
scale_250k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 250000
accounts_at_launch: 120
months_runway_target: 18
impact:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
diversion_lbs_per_account_month: 250
kg_co2e_avoided_per_lb_diverted: 0.8
note: Impact metrics shown separately from cash economics; not monetized in margin
floor.
raw
# Default machine-readable inputs for the financial suite.
# Every numeric field carries label_type (FACT|ESTIMATE|ASSUMPTION) and source_id.
meta:
currency: USD
weight_unit: lb
distance_unit: mile
founder_labor_excluded: true
founder_labor_caveat: "Founder labor is excluded from cash costs by founder decision; not a recommendation to operate without compensation."
scope: "setup, pilot, normalized steady-state only — no long-term forecast"
margin_floor_pct: 25
sensitivity_margins_pct: [15, 35]
geography: ["Berkeley, California", "San Francisco, California"]
sources:
src-founder-2026-07-22:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
description: "Founder interview locked decisions"
url: null
as_of: "2026-07-22"
src-irs-mileage-2026:
label_type: FACT
description: "IRS standard mileage rate reference"
url: "https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates"
as_of: "2026-01-01"
src-ca-min-wage-2026:
label_type: FACT
description: "California minimum wage"
url: "https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/minimum_wage.htm"
as_of: "2026-01-01"
src-archetype-estimate:
label_type: ESTIMATE
description: "Archetype placeholder until provider research merged"
url: null
as_of: "2026-07-22"
quote_required: true
routes:
berkeley_milk_run:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
miles_per_run: 28
stops_per_run: 6
runs_per_week: 2
vehicle_cost_per_mile: 0.70
driver_hours_per_run: 4
labor_rate_per_hour: 18.00
capacity_lbs_per_run: 800
sf_milk_run:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
miles_per_run: 42
stops_per_run: 8
runs_per_week: 2
vehicle_cost_per_mile: 0.70
labor_rate_per_hour: 18.00
driver_hours_per_run: 5
capacity_lbs_per_run: 1000
materials:
cardboard:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.92
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.08
processing_yield: 0.88
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.03
contamination_rate: 0.06
paper:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.90
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.07
processing_yield: 0.85
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.02
contamination_rate: 0.08
plastic_hdpe:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.85
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.12
processing_yield: 0.75
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.05
contamination_rate: 0.10
wood_pallet:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
acceptance_rate: 0.80
prep_fee_nonconforming_per_lb: 0.10
processing_yield: 0.70
feedstock_credit_per_lb: 0.04
contamination_rate: 0.12
tiers:
starter:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 99
pickup_allowance_lbs: 120
overage_per_lb: 0.35
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 8
subsidy_cap_pct: 15
expiry_days: 90
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 15
growth:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 249
pickup_allowance_lbs: 400
overage_per_lb: 0.28
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 10
subsidy_cap_pct: 25
expiry_days: 180
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 40
enterprise:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 599
pickup_allowance_lbs: 1200
overage_per_lb: 0.22
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 12
subsidy_cap_pct: 35
expiry_days: 270
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 100
custom:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
monthly_fee: 1200
pickup_allowance_lbs: 3000
overage_per_lb: 0.18
point_value_usd: 0.01
points_per_accepted_lb: 14
subsidy_cap_pct: 40
expiry_days: 365
freight_credit_monthly_cap: 250
account_archetypes:
small_cafe:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: starter
route: berkeley_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 95
pickups_per_month: 4.33
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.45
paper: 0.35
plastic_hdpe: 0.15
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 0.4
avg_retail_product_value: 28
mid_office:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: growth
route: sf_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 320
pickups_per_month: 4.33
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.30
paper: 0.50
plastic_hdpe: 0.15
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 1.2
avg_retail_product_value: 45
large_retail:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
tier: enterprise
route: sf_milk_run
monthly_collected_lbs: 980
pickups_per_month: 8.66
material_mix:
cardboard: 0.55
paper: 0.20
plastic_hdpe: 0.20
wood_pallet: 0.05
redemptions_per_month: 3.5
avg_retail_product_value: 62
manufacturing:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
conversion_cost_per_output_lb: 0.18
middle_mile_cost_per_output_lb: 0.12
marketplace_price_pct_of_retail: 90
pooled_output_yield: 0.72
secured_inventory_pct: 0.15
preorder_deposit_pct: 0.25
sku_archetypes:
desk_organizer:
output_lbs_per_unit: 1.2
retail_list_price: 32
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 8.50
freight_per_unit: 6.00
storage_bin:
output_lbs_per_unit: 2.5
retail_list_price: 48
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 14.00
freight_per_unit: 8.50
planter:
output_lbs_per_unit: 1.8
retail_list_price: 38
manufacturing_cost_per_unit: 10.00
freight_per_unit: 7.00
shipping:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
pass_through_markup_pct: 0
credit_funded_from_margin_pct: 2.5
rewards:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
expected_redemption_rate: 0.55
stress_redemption_rate: 1.0
expiry_buckets_days: [90, 180, 270]
custom_max_expiry_days: 365
setup:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
legal_entity_setup: 2500
insurance_annual: 4800
software_annual: 3600
warehouse_deposit: 5000
equipment: 12000
monthly_fixed_overhead: 4500
pilot_months: 3
capital_cases:
lean_10k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 10000
accounts_at_launch: 8
months_runway_target: 6
base_50k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 50000
accounts_at_launch: 25
months_runway_target: 12
scale_250k:
label_type: ASSUMPTION
source_id: src-founder-2026-07-22
capital_usd: 250000
accounts_at_launch: 120
months_runway_target: 18
impact:
label_type: ESTIMATE
source_id: src-archetype-estimate
diversion_lbs_per_account_month: 250
kg_co2e_avoided_per_lb_diverted: 0.8
note: "Impact metrics shown separately from cash economics; not monetized in margin floor."