Playbooks, calculators & field-tested templates
Open-source templates, spreadsheets, and frameworks built by the FMCG HQ team and shared with cohort one. Free to download; cohort one members get extended versions with internal notes and real numbers.
Free to download · No email-wall · Cohort one members get extended versions
The actual templates we use — not marketing collateral.
Most CPG “resource libraries” on the internet are marketing collateral disguised as education. We're trying to do the opposite. The items below are the actual templates, spreadsheets, briefs, and checklists the FMCG HQ team uses internally and that cohort one founding brands use during their launches. Free to download.
Cohort one founding brands get access to extended versions — case studies with real numbers, briefing templates with internal annotations, founder-team feedback rounds on each draft. That privileged context stays cohort-only because it includes operating specifics from founding brands.
The 2026 Sampling Playbook
How to design, run, and measure a sampling pilot that proves PMF in 14 days. Field-tested with cohort one.
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CPG Unit Economics Calculator
A spreadsheet model for contribution margin, LTV/CAC, and burn multiple. The exact one we use internally.
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Creator Brand Launch Guide
A step-by-step manual for influencer founders going from audience to product.
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Manufacturing Brief Template
The exact brief format we use to send to co-pack partners. Skips weeks of back-and-forth.
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UGC Briefing Framework
How to brief creators for paid-social-ready content without scripting them. Hook-hold-payoff structure included.
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Q-Commerce Margin Calculator
Model Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart, and GoPuff margins across cities. India + US versions.
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Retail Buyer Pitch Anatomy
What buyers actually look at in a pitch deck. Real templates from cohort one wins.
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Sampling Pilot Brief
Field-tested questions and hypothesis structure. Skip the “what should I ask” cycle.
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Compliance Mesh Q&A
Recorded session on US, Canada, UK regulatory layers. Cohort one founders Q&A.
Download freeAnd what they're not for
Use cases that work
- Internal team training and onboarding
- Sharing with your agency or fractional team
- Adapting for your specific brand and category
- Running your first sampling pilot or UGC brief
- Modeling your CPG unit economics
- Templates for retail buyer pitch decks
What these aren't
- Replacements for cohort one operational coordination
- Vetted partners or co-pack capacity
- Live recipient graph for sampling pilots
- Pre-cleared paid-media rights for UGC
- Direct line to the FMCG HQ founding team
- Locked founding-cohort pricing
“If a template makes you better at one thing this week, it earned its keep. Most of these will. The deep cohort one operational lift is what we charge for; this is the open layer.”
At a glance
Templates, calculators, guides, and webinar recordings.
Cumulative across the playbooks and step-by-step manuals.
Every template was used in an actual cohort one launch first.
Founding-cohort members get versions with internal notes and real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
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Get the extended cohort one library
Public templates are free. Cohort one founding brands get extended versions with internal annotations and real numbers.