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Tech Due Diligence: Your Financial Model Sucks.

Beyond M&A

The Financial Model Challenge in Tech Due Diligence It’s no secret that the current economic climate is challenging. The M&A world is feeling the squeeze, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the financial models being presented during Tech Due Diligence (DD). That’s just the reality of the market today.

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Financial Modeling and Analysis in Mergers and Acquisitions with Paul Barnhurst

How2Exit

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Breathwork, Business, and Big Exits: How Monica Garcia Uses Calm to Crush M&A

How2Exit

E284: Breathwork, Business, and Big Exits: How Monica Garcia Uses Calm to Crush M&A - Watch Here About the Guest: Monica Garcia Dugal is an investment banker turned entrepreneur, financial consultant, and breathwork evangelist. But she also speaks another language—one of inner mastery.

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Understanding the SaaS Financial Model: Key Concepts and Methods

Software Equity Group

Most SaaS founders have a clear vision for their business. At its most basic, a financial forecast model is a summary of your company’s financial position that helps forecast its future performance. Therefore, the model must reflect a holistic understanding of the industry and take its nuances into account.

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Three Lessons I Learned at Harvard Business School

OfficeHours

Last week, I graduated from Harvard Business School. When I get asked whether the business school was worth it, my response is always “YES, but not in the ways I had expected.” When I get asked whether the business school was worth it, my response is always “YES, but not in the ways I had expected.”

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How the Private Equity Associate Course Drives Better Deal Execution

OfficeHours

Enhanced Financial Modeling Skills Financial modeling is a CRITICAL aspect of deal execution. The OfficeHours Private Equity course not only comes equipped with a tech-specific modeling course, but also a growth equity cohort and cap table models for you to leverage as needed. Talk about a great head start!

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Why is an integrated 3-way financial model critical in M&A?

Presser & Co

I first heard of a 3-way excel financial model in the early part of my career and it was spoken about in hushed tones, with such aura. So let’s start with a definition of a 3-way integrated excel financial model. So, most buyers insist on reviewing the seller’s estimate of the future cash generation of a business.