Build Models That Actually Make Sense
Financial modeling isn't about filling spreadsheets with formulas. It's about understanding how businesses work and showing that understanding through numbers. We teach analysts to construct models that stand up to real scrutiny from investors and executives who've seen it all.
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What You'll Actually Learn
We focus on practical skills that matter in real analyst roles. No fluff about being a modeling guru overnight.
Cash Flow Architecture
Learn how cash actually moves through businesses. Build three-statement models that connect properly and reflect operating realities instead of theoretical scenarios.
Valuation Frameworks
Apply DCF, comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions. Understand when each method works and when it misleads.
Scenario Planning
Construct sensitivity tables and scenario analyses that capture real business risks. Model assumptions that executives will actually believe.
Error Prevention
Spot circular references, broken links, and logic errors before they embarrass you. Build models that others can audit without confusion.
Industry Specifics
Adjust your approach for retail, SaaS, manufacturing, and real estate. Each industry has unique drivers that standard templates miss.
Presentation Skills
Format models for clarity. Create executive summaries that communicate insights without requiring a degree in spreadsheet archaeology.
Who This Program Serves
Most of our students fall into three groups. They come from different backgrounds but share similar frustrations with traditional finance education.
Finance graduates who studied theory but never built a working model from scratch. You learned accounting principles but templates from university don't match what investment banks actually use.
Career changers from consulting, engineering, or operations roles who need modeling skills fast. You understand business but spreadsheet work feels inefficient and error-prone.
Junior analysts already working in finance who want to move faster. You're building models but not confident they're bulletproof when partners start questioning assumptions.
- Program runs from September through November 2025
- Evening sessions designed for working professionals
- Cohorts limited to 18 participants for meaningful feedback
- All instruction delivered in real-time with recorded sessions available
Common Problems We Fix
Students arrive with similar modeling struggles. Here's what typically goes wrong and how we address it during the program.
Circular Reference Chaos
Your model breaks when interest expense depends on debt balance which depends on cash flow which depends on interest expense. We show you three ways to structure this properly depending on model complexity.
Revenue Assumptions Nobody Believes
Projecting 40% growth when the industry grows at 8% makes CFOs stop listening. Learn to build growth assumptions from market size, penetration rates, and pricing power that survive questioning.
Balance Sheet Never Balances
Assets don't equal liabilities plus equity no matter how many times you check. Usually it's retained earnings or working capital timing. We walk through debugging techniques that find the error in minutes.
Presentation Format Disaster
Your model might be technically correct but if the CFO can't find key outputs in five seconds, it fails. Formatting and layout matter more than most courses admit.
Learn From Working Analysts
Our instructors currently work in investment banking and corporate finance. They teach what actually matters in their day-to-day roles.
Saskia Thornquist
Investment Banking Associate
I've built hundreds of models for M&A transactions over eight years. The mistakes I made early on cost me weekends fixing errors. I teach students to avoid those same traps and build models that hold up under partner review.
Freya Dalgaard
Corporate Finance Manager
Before finance I worked in engineering. I understand what it's like to feel behind peers who've been modeling since undergrad. My focus is teaching the practical shortcuts that separate efficient analysts from those who work twice as long for the same result.
How to Get Started
Our next cohort begins in September 2025. Program runs for twelve weeks with two evening sessions per week. Most students complete coursework in 8-10 hours weekly including session time.
We cap enrollment to maintain quality feedback. If this timeline doesn't work, we run another cohort starting January 2026.
- July 2025 Applications open for September cohort. Submit background information and explain what you want to improve about your modeling skills.
- August 2025 We review applications and schedule brief conversations with potential students to ensure program fit. Decisions sent by mid-August.
- September 2025 Program begins first week of September. First session covers model structure fundamentals and proper spreadsheet organization.
- November 2025 Final project presentations in late November. Build a complete three-statement model with supporting valuation for a real company of your choice.