Sustainable Success: A Framework for Optimizing Profit
Conventional profit optimization methods could cause your company to miss out on opportunities to grow. This four-step approach will help your business make the most of its strengths to boost margins for years to come.
Nicholas Piscani
How to Build Your Startup’s Financial Model to Grab Investor Interest
Hook investors with a financial model that instantly shows them what they need to know about your startup.
Jeffrey Fidelman
Why Your Startup Pitch Needs Sensitivity Analysis
To impress risk-averse investors, you have to prove that you’re ready for whatever may come.
Nicholas Piscani
The Metrics Investors Want: Quantitative Forecasting for Early-stage Startups
It’s a catch-22 for young startups: How do you attract investors with compelling financial projections if you don’t have historical data? Here’s a three-part strategy for making the most of what you’ve got to seal the deal.
Sean Heberling
How to Build a 3-statement Model: Best Practices for Valuations and Projections
To value or build projections for a company accurately, you have to factor in working capital projections—and you can’t do that without investing in a three-statement financial model.
Abdullah Karayumak, CFA
Real Estate Financial Modeling: 3 Costly Mistakes to Avoid
Rising construction costs mean real estate developers are relying on complex—and potentially costly—finance structures more often. Smarter modeling will help keep borrowing costs low.
Robert Finch
What Is Bitcoin Mining? How It Works and What It Takes to Make It Pay
Bitcoin mining is still strong in North America, sparking new revenue opportunities for companies with access to cheap power, especially renewables. Learn about the risks as well as the rewards.
Dhruv Tandan
Financial Modeling Case Study: OOVA
Amy Divaraniya, CEO and co-founder of OOVA, created a product she knew the market needed. Yet, while she was pitching investors trying to close her seed round, she found that the financial projections needed a fresh pair of eyes.
Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA
A Step-by-step Guide to Building an Accurate Financial Model
Many financial models fail because they rely on optimistic assumptions and ignore the risks presented by uncertain variables. This six-step guide illustrates how to avoid these pitfalls and develop practical, accurate financial models to inform your decision-making.
Hudson Cashdan
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