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Oh cool, a financial modeling tutorial in Excel! Starting with the P&L is a smart move for a basic model.
It's so important to have a dedicated assumptions section. Keeping that separate makes everything so much cleaner and easier to update later.
Using hypothetical years like 2016-2018 is a good way to set up the projection timeline.

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The video immediately dives into establishing the foundation of a financial model by creating a dedicated section for assumptions [0:00]. This is presented as a crucial first step, and the speaker begins by outlining a typical structure for these assumptions, including years like 2016, 2017, and 2018 [0:08]. The focus for this initial model is the Profit & Loss (P&L), also known as the income statement [0:04]. To illustrate, the speaker introduces the concept of revenue assumptions, using the sale of chairs as a hypothetical example [0:10].
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The video immediately dives into establishing the foundation of a financial model by creating a dedicated section for assumptions [0:00]. This is presented as a crucial first step, and the speaker begins by outlining a typical structure for these assumptions, including years like 2016, 2017, and 2018 [0:08]. The focus for this initial model is the Profit & Loss (P&L), also known as the income statement [0:04]. To illustrate, the speaker introduces the concept of revenue assumptions, using the sale of chairs as a hypothetical example [0:10].
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