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279points
50comments
#235of 3,515 in 2024
Top 7%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

11 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.

Idea: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interactive, practical approach to learning financial modeling

    From 3 comments
    • I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
      aiden3 on HN
    • Brings me back to my many evenings and weekends spent poring over Breaking into Wall Street PDFs :) This is really awesome
      noleary on HN
    • Great interface. I love the fact we can use Google Sheet to do the math.
      edweis on HN
  • Useful for training and onboarding

    From 2 comments
    • I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
      aiden3 on HN
    • I'd like to use it internally as our non-fund is investable and participates across multiple asset classes and is flexible in a way to use financial instruments, so this would be…
      hperpkl on HN

Objections

  • Beginner content feels AI-generated

    From 1 comment
    • really cool, very slick. the beginner content feels very AI gen'd, which isn't necessarily a problem. my eyes are conditioned to glaze over this type of content, so maybe my…
      jkcchan on HN
  • Mobile app is missing

    From 1 comment
    • Just signed up, really looking forward to sharpening my financial modeling skills, even after graduating and moving into a field where I don’t do that sort of thing anymore. Any…
      coffeecantcode on HN
  • Sign-up fails with a failed-to-fetch error

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Mobile app with quizzes

    From 2 comments
    • Just signed up, really looking forward to sharpening my financial modeling skills, even after graduating and moving into a field where I don’t do that sort of thing anymore. Any…
      coffeecantcode on HN
    • The mobile spreadsheet problem is definitely a hurdle, I think finance quizzes would be great to have on the go as a supplemental education piece. Breaking down the formulas that…
      coffeecantcode on HN
  • Keyboard arrow-key formula selection and harder exercises

    From 1 comment
    • I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
      aiden3 on HN
  • More LBO exercises and sensitivity table exercises

    From 1 comment
    • A few more points of random feedback as I spend more time with it: - In my wide monitor, the circle on the dark circle on the left that is supposed to be the background to the…
      aiden3 on HN
  • Portfolio planning tool

    From 1 comment
    • Great work on the tool. Looks really useful for basic modeling for a businesses who need this. As a salaried person I would like to see a version of this tool for planning ones…
      itissid on HN

Questions

  • Is it free, and is there pricing?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks interesting! Is it free? I don't see any pricing page.
      mdrzn on HN
  • Does it help with CFA certification?

    From 1 comment
    • In all seriousness, would this help me with something like CFA related certification? What other resources would you recommend to go along with Quantus?
      barrenko on HN
  • Are the questions similar to interview questions?

    From 1 comment
    • People generally use leetcode to prepare for interviews and learning is kind of a side-effect so I'm curious are these questions similar to those you would find in interviews…
      iknownthing on HN

Alternatives named

  • Coursera, Udemy, CFI, Wall Street Prep

    From 1 comment
  • ChatGPT and Claude

    From 1 comment
    • I have attempted to do financial modeling practice with ChatGPT and Claude, but they struggle to come up with interesting data needed to make any real insights, is this really…
      mclau156 on HN

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