Subscribe
Sign in
Foresight - Learn — Learn how to build financial models for startups.
17
Replies
really well put together site. There's lots of excel training out there, be it paid or otherwise, and other options for startups, but yours definitely seems VERY well put together, and in life you often get what you pay for (or don't pay for!).
out of curiosity, how many people do you anticipate paying for the course?
@jeremyz123 thank you, really appreciate that.
re: how many people, ask me that again in a month. I've found that it's something people are interested in, I've taught 20+ in-person classes at General Assembly, co-working spaces and universities, so the interest is there, and I know that there's a need.
Taylor here. A couple months ago I launched a set of financial model templates for startups and investors ( https://www.producthunt.com/tech... ), and today I'm launching a course to help people build financial models from the ground-up.
I've worked with entrepreneurs and investors to create financial models to help them make critical business decisions for the past 15 years. It started with helping friends build forecasts and plans for their businesses, building models and teaching them how to build and manipulate models. I've always enjoyed teaching people how to build financial models: not Excel, shortcuts or formulas, but how to use a spreadsheet to outline important operational and financial decisions.
And that's the goal with this video course. Teach people how to build financial models from the ground-up, going beyond the templates and examples to show people how to think in Excel and outline a startup business in a spreadsheet. I don't cover shortcuts or hidden productivity tricks in Excel (I don't know them myself), I don't cover finance and financial statements, I don't dive deep into big company operations: this is tuned for startups and focuses on how to create a "minimum viable model" that helps you make key operational and financial decisions for your business.
Also, a discount for Product Hunters: use HUNTED for 20% off.
Startups who need this the most are the ones who can afford it the least. Seems like there should be a way to structure the pricing in a way that startups get progressive value or something.
@arlogilbert Not trying to be snarky, but $160 (after the discount) for a course on creating financial models that are actually meaningful doesn't seem terribly at all too expensive. The other options include paying someone far more than that to create them for you, using a template model without much understanding of how best to ensure it is worthwhile, or simply making it up...none of which sound all that appealing :)
@arlogilbert I imagine I could create multiple levels of service with different price points, but then the question becomes whether it provides enough value (i.e. enough to learn how to build a model) at the lower price points. I don't think value-based pricing would be very easy here, in my opinion.
@tdavidson is brilliant, and I do not use that adjective lightly.
This course is quick, insightful, and he 's extremely supportive.
More than worth its price tag.
If he priced this course based on value alone then none of us would be able to afford it. Thanks, Taylor! =)
Love it Taylor! Exactly what I'm needing at this point. Is there any special offer for the course & templates packaged together?
@agreenwaldhq that's a good question. I don't have one at the moment other than the 20% HUNTED discount across both the models and the course. Perhaps for later product offerings I'll integrate education and templates.
Really great - These can be so expensive! I know we looked at spending around $5k for a customs financial model :/
@kylebweiss It can be expensive, but I think we often build models that aren't tied to decisions we need to make, and we can build too much complexity (and cost). Big picture (and not just talking about the course), I'd love to drive down those costs by making it easier to build models and think about businesses.
@jamesq thank you. What was the hardest thing for you to do when building your model?
This is PM - User Engagement is Product Management