Before and After Financial Model Tool

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See an example of an ugly Excel financial model and how it is designed afterwards to make it more pretty.

  • Before and after example
  • Excel model
  • Based on real example
  • Video guide
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What

What Is a Before and After Financial Model Tool?

When it comes to your financial model, you need to pay attention to not only that it makes sense but that it looks the part too.

This tool will help you to:

  • Explain why appearances matter
  • Show you a real founder’s model and how I improved it in just 3 hours
  • Teach you the logic and tips on making your model professional

who

Who Needs Before and After Financial Model Tool?

Everyone in startup-related land needs to know about this topic. So whether you are a founder, investor or advisor, why not have a little play with this!

Startup Founders

Any startup is a huge pain in the rear! There is just so much to learn and figure out!

All my tools are designed to help you with one specific thing you can apply to either action on, or build on your learnings.

Even if you don’t need the tool now, you won’t waste your time reading the supporting blog (or watching a video if I made one) and then playing with the tool for 20 minutes.

You’ll be able to start getting some latent learnings that could help you understand the topic when it is a focus.

If the tool does help you now, then fantastic! Let me know about it over email or leave a comment on the page!

Investors

Investors are meant to know everything! The thing is, we both know that you don’t, and you are always learning!

All my tools will help you to build on your learnings (for free) so you can be more proficient in your job and support founders better.

If you don’t understand founder needs, how are you going to do the ‘value add’ you keep talking about!

Startup Advisors

If you are advising founders, then you know you can never stop learning! Regardless of the niche you focus on, it is always useful to be able to touch on a topic.

My free tools will help you to understand a topic you don’t know a Scooby Clue about or something you want to build knowledge on.

Note: These aren’t for sale or to white-label.

Details

What Does the Tool Look Like?

Here are a few images to have a little gander at for your viewing pleasure.

Need

Why Do You Need a Before and After Financial Model Tool?

  1. 1

    Design Matters

    • The same financial model can be perceived to be better by the appearance
    • Why do the work and not make it look professional?
  2. 2

    See How It Is Done

    • Watch a video
    • Compare in Excel
  3. 3

    Where Else Will You Learn?

    • Things like this aren’t shared
    • Get it whilst you can

features

What Can the Template Do?

These are some of the features in the model.

Video Guide

See how it is done

  • See the before example
  • See the after version
  • Watch me do it

Be More Credible

It’s easy to improve:

  • If someone takes one look at it and thinks ‘oh god this is going to be a pain to deal with‘ they have already programmed a pessimistic lens into their head
  • You might get the benefit of the doubt
  • How your model appears and the more clear the logic, the more your model and by proxy your forecasts are deemed to be logical and credible.
  • Credibility is currency. Write yourself some currency.

Need

Why Is My Tool Worth Getting

  1. 1

    I Make Cool Things (and am capable)

    • There is a lot of blah around by people who aren’t terribly good at Excel/PowerPoint etc
    • You’ll see the attention to detail and actual thought put into what I gift you (so you aren’t wasting your time)
  2. 2

    My Free Tools Are Better Than What Some Charge For

    • I only made tools because I couldn’t find anything I would use myself
    • Even if you don’t ‘actually need the tool’, the point is to teach you concepts you can apply
  3. 3

    I Don’t Have a Hardcore Marketing Funnel

    • I make tools to actually help founders
    • You aren’t going to be hounded with emails to get you to buy things
    • Whilst I do sell some stuff, seeing the quality I give for free is way better marketing than using fancy words to convince you

video time

Watch a Video On the Tool

Hang out with me whilst I explain how to make Excel more pretty in this video.

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Read the Full Blog

This is a pretty page I have made so downloading tools is cleaner and simpler for you. I’ve moved blog details to blog(s). If you would like to read more, click on!

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Access

Get the Before and After Financial Model Tool For Free

Fill in your details and it will be emailed to you.

I’m not sketchy, so here is everything you need to know just in case!

  • It is automatically emailed to you!
  • I’ll send you some emails about startup/investing after
  • You can unsubscribe whenever you want
  • Your data is never sold! I’m not organised to even do that lol
  • You agree to all T&C legal stuff (to cover my ass)

FAQs

Check the FAQs if you are having issues. Don’t message me if “I can’t download the file”.

Is this free?

Yes.

How do I download?

Fill in your name and email in the submission form and it will be emailed to you.

I didn't receive the email?

My (automated) system works. You’ve made a basic mistake.

  • Check you input your email accurately
  • Check your spam folder (Whitelist me if you found the email in spam)
Can I get consulting to use the file?

Yes. You can book a consulting call here:

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I have feedback to improve

I’d love feedback from you!

You can reach out to me through the contact page

Contact

How do I open the file?

When you press download in an email from me, it normally saves to your Downloads folder.

So go there first to find the file.

I normally have to ZIP the file so it will work with SaaS automation systems.

So get WinZip, WinRAR, or use whatever Mac/PC offers these days. Unzip the file (Right click and press “uncompress” etc). If you don’t know how to do this, then use Google.

Once you uncompress, the ZIP file will remain, and you will see a new file (sort the download folder by date modified if confused).

I assure you that everything I provide works, so if you can’t access it, it’s a ‘you’ problem.

Can I sell / share your tools?

No.

You can share a link to this page, which would be much appreciated!

Can I share your tools on social media?

Please share the link to this page. It would be super-appreciated, but only if you like it!

If you don’t like it, then leave a comment or shoot me an email first so I can take your feedback on board first and see if I can improve!

Reading

Looking For Some Recommended Reading?

Here are some blogs you can check out related to this topic:

How to Fill In a Financial Model Template

How to fill in a financial model template

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Use Dollars in Your Financial Model

Why you should use USD when you make a financial model.

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