What is financial modelling, and why does every finance team rely on it? A financial model is an Excel spreadsheet that turns a company's historical data and assumptions into a forecast of its future performance, so you can test decisions before you make them. This first ModeLoop lecture explains the idea in plain English, using a GPS analogy to show how a model gets you from where a business is today to where it could be.

In this episode:

• What a financial model is and what it is not
• How historical data and assumptions drive a forecast
• Scenario and what-if analysis explained simply
• Who builds financial models: analysts, investors, founders and managers
• How this series takes you from Excel basics to real deal models

📖 Full blog post: https://modeloop.net/Blog/P1E1-What-is-Financial-Modeling
📺 Watch the video lecture: https://youtu.be/J8CDfrsyulE
🎓 Courses: Excel for Financial Modelling | AI in Project Finance Modelling
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ModeLoop is hosted by Samir Asadov, CFA, ranked top 3 financial modeller worldwide (FMWC), with 15 years in M&A and project finance for renewables.