People generally use leetcode to prepare for interviews and learning is kind of a side-effect so I'm curious are these questions similar to those you would find in interviews (i.e. like leetcode) or is it more for general learning purposes?
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That's an excellent query! Many have asked for a mobile app. Right now, we're improving the desktop version as Excel works best on it. Making Excel easy to use on a mobile app isn't easy. Our plan is to first make a mobile app centered around finance quizzes and concepts. Then, we'll aim to provide a complete Excel experience for financial modeling on mobile.
The mobile spreadsheet problem is definitely a hurdle, I think finance quizzes would be great to have on the go as a supplemental education piece. Breaking down the formulas that work in certain situations or how certain modeling strategies are implemented conceptually could also lend well to a mobile platform without also requiring a “mobile spreadsheet” approach, which in all honesty sounds like a nightmare develop…
great suggestions, thanks!
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#13This looks really technically impressive.
As someone who has worked in financial services for close to 20 years now, what I find interesting is how the experienced deal makers/traders/entrepreneurs have established mental models about how things work, then when evaluating a deal distill that down to a handful of reasons to do it (or not).
So the hard part is knowing what to focus on, which changes based on the environment and over time, rather than constructing the excel model.
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#14really cool, very slick. the beginner content feels very AI gen'd, which isn't necessarily a problem. my eyes are conditioned to glaze over this type of content, so maybe my issue haha. but i really like the concept, and agree there's a huge gap in the landscape for a tool like this, so great work!
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#15Looks interesting! Is it free? I don't see any pricing page.
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#16People generally use leetcode to prepare for interviews and learning is kind of a side-effect so I'm curious are these questions similar to those you would find in interviews (i.e. like leetcode) or is it more for general learning purposes?
The current stage of finance interview is a little bit like coding interview 20 years ago, pre-leetcode time, where you write sudo code on a paper to answer some coding challenges. The coding interview nowadays are quite advanced, I believe Leetcode plays huge role.
The best way of learning financial modeling is by doing it on the excel. Even though many finance technical interviews still focus on behavior type of questions, discussing your model-building approach and assumptions. By practising different scenarios on Excel, timeboxing it, it will help you refine your responses during the interview.
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#17This looks really technically impressive. As someone who has worked in financial services for close to 20 years now, what I find interesting is how the experienced deal makers/traders/entrepreneurs have established mental models about how things work, then when evaluating a deal distill that down to a handful of reasons to do it (or not). So the hard part is knowing what to focus on, which changes based on the enviro…
Absolutely, the current platform is designed to help beginners and intermediate learners to hone their technical skills. I am considering expanding in areas such as allowing users to share their models and strategies. I understand it can be daunting for newcomers to an industry to figure out the best way to construct models. What are your thoughts on this?
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#18really cool, very slick. the beginner content feels very AI gen'd, which isn't necessarily a problem. my eyes are conditioned to glaze over this type of content, so maybe my issue haha. but i really like the concept, and agree there's a huge gap in the landscape for a tool like this, so great work!
Sure! While beginner content isn't unique, chatGPT can handle such questions effectively. Our main aim is to create a mind map that helps users understand concepts deeply and apply them to build various financial models.
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#19Looks interesting! Is it free? I don't see any pricing page.
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#20Great work on the tool. Looks really useful for basic modeling for a businesses who need this.
As a salaried person I would like to see a version of this tool for planning ones own portfolios.
0. Set your risk parameters: Maximum drawdown, expected returns, time horizon, fixed income needed, broker platform etc.
1. Pick ETFs from a specific brokerage that match and find different kinds of ETFs for different asset classes, different startegies(US, ex-US, Currency Hedged, Buffer, Bullet Shares).
2. Tools: Rebalancer, be able to find what ETFs are cheap/expensive based on current evaluations(P/E) and Historical data. Like when fed is raising rates one can invest more in Bond Funds(like Bullet Share) that lock in that yield incrementally and vice versa.