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Comment · 1 year ago
would mind try it again?
Comment · 1 year ago
- Adding the hotkey on the top my priority list.

- Agree with you on adding more challenging quizzes!

- Having the various mini assignments in a module on the same tab is an interesting idea.

- Regarding the bird lol, yea, I do plan to redesign the UI at some point to make it more professional look

- We are adding a few more LBO cases

- Sensitive table is a good idea

- Regarding your suggestion on auto-pulling finance data to build dynamic exercise, that is something I have been thinking about from the beginning.

- Double entry accounting is interesting! actually I have been considering building training materials to the offshore accounting firms.

Thank you so very much taking time playing around the tool and writing these thoughtful feedback! Really appreciate it!!

Comment · 1 year ago
Just my personal opinion, feel free to disagree ;). There are few issues preventing finance being replaced by AI.

1. The large portion of finance is customization. AI works on the simple models, but it may struggle to perform adequately with complex, company-specific situations. Take pilot as example, it is an accounting and bookkeeping company with the combination of tech solution and human services. There is always human in the loop.

2. Finance deals with the numbers, the bar of accuracy is very high.

However, I believe AI can make learning finance much simpler, that is why I build this platform.

Comment · 1 year ago
oh...thanks, apologize for my typo
Comment · 1 year ago
love this idea!
Comment · 1 year ago
+1, so true!
Comment · 1 year ago
Yep, no stats or advanced math is needed. My primary focus is to cater to beginner and intermediate users.

For beginners, it is a good tool to understand the basic finance and accounting concepts. It is interactive, you can practice the formulas via quizzes, much more fun than reading a textbook. I suggest you try financial statement module.

For intermediate users, you can practice financial modeling by solving generic modeling problems (3-statements, DCF, LBO, M&A). It will help you build the muscle memory of using the functions/formulas.

For advanced users, I am planning to onboard more industry specific modeling content and practice cases.

Comment · 1 year ago
Yea, I might do more in depth AI integration in the future. The hint function has been the most popular one in assassinating users learning how to solve the financial modeling problems. This platform is designed with the goal of assisting users in enhancing their practical skills in financial modeling.
Comment · 1 year ago
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.
Comment · 1 year ago
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?
Comment · 1 year ago
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.

Comment · 1 year ago
great suggestions, thanks!
Comment · 1 year ago
Our goal is to help users improve their finance and accounting knowledge. This includes acing job interviews and learning how to create different financial models for varied sectors. Currently, we have no plans to provide coding lessons or provide certificates.

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