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Entrepreneurship or ‘Starting Up’ as we like to call it, is no longer an elite pursuit of Ivy league college pass outs. After Cricket and Bollywood, Entrepreneurship has firmly taken the third place in our post dinner conversations. Starting up is now a career option for many whilst still in college, and for others, it is a way to move from a corporate canvas, to painting their own business legacy. If you are one of those, who roam with an IDEA in your Pocket, or in a Google Drive Folder or in the spaces of your mind, then pick up this book and validate your IDEA. Author, Aneesh Khanna, takes you through this journey from IDEA to ENTERPRISE, where each chapter peels the layer of your IDEA, step by step. The book also serves as a workbook, where you commit to journaling your thoughts on topics like ‘Your motivation to Starting up, Idea Validation, Competition Analysis, MOAT, Product Market Fit, Minimum Viable Product, Fundraising’ and a lot more. There isn’t a better time to Startup in India, and the world waits for your Entrepreneurial light.
This book is intended to help professionals gain an extensive working knowledge of critical financial principles in an easy-to-follow manner. This book is intended to help professionals, especially from functional areas other than finance—such as sales, marketing, human resource, research and development, production, and procurement—to gain an extensive working knowledge of critical financial principles in an easy-to-follow manner, enabling them to make critical business decisions involving cost-savings, budgets, new projects decisions, and growth strategies. The author introduces the key concepts of finance so you can contribute to the success of your business. These will help you under...
The operational efficiency of any knowledge professional can improve significantly with an upgradation of his or her skills of MS Excel. With every additional function that you learn, life can become a lot easier.While in the first edition we had focused on the very basics, a common feedback was that readers wanted a more actionable book.Hence, the material in this version has been organized as follows: a)Financial functionsb)Conditional math and statistical functionsc)Data analysisd)Decision makinge)Data cleaning and use of macrosf)AuditorsI hope this will significantly enhance the utility of the book.Don't just read this book like a novel. Practice it and the learning curve will be the steepest."The proof of the pudding lies in the eating." So let the pages make their sales pitch themselves.
This two-volume set constitutes reviewed and selected papers from the 12th International Advanced Computing Conference, IACC 2022, held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2022. The 72 full papers and 6 short papers presented in the volume were thorougly reviewed and selected from 415 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: AI in industrial applications; application of AI for disease classification and trend analysis; design of agricultural applications using AI; disease classification using CNN; innovations in AI; system security and communication using AI; use of AI in human psychology; use of AI in music and video industries.
Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Approach to Financial Modeling -- Chapter 3: Deep Dive into the Construction Phase -- Chapter 4: Guidelines for Creating an Effective Financial Model -- Chapter 5: Scenario Analysis and Sensitivity -- Chapter 6: Financial Modeling-Real Life Illustrations -- Chapter 7: Case Studies -- Chapter 8: Cash-Flow-at-Risk (CFaR) Model-A Useful Tool for Risk Management in Corporates -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover.
To use a cliché, we live in a volatile uncertain complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world.Organizations simply cannot afford to try out new strategies in reality and correct mistakes, once they've occurred.The stakes are too high. Thus emerges the utility of this technique across functions like financial planning and risk management. Financial models help a business manager simulate the future and see the impact of their change, without risking costly setbacks of real world trials and errors.Mastering the art of financial modeling is imperative for those who want to enter the ultra-competitive world of corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or equity research. Only those who excel (pun intended) in modeling early on are often the most successful long-term.The book will help readers dive deep into the vocabulary and the syntax, the art and science of financial modeling and valuation. Readers will be able to prepare/use existing models more competently, interpret the results and have greater comfort over the integrity and accuracy of the model's calculations.
Learn to create and understand financial models that assess the value of your company, the projects it undertakes, and its future earnings/profit projections. Follow this step-by-step guide organized in a quick-read format to build an accurate and effective financial model from the ground up. In this short book, The Basics of Financial Modeling—an abridgment of the Handbook of Financial Modeling—author Jack Avon equips business professionals who are familiar with financial statements and accounting reports to become truly proficient. Based on the author's extensive experience building models in business and finance, and teaching others to do the same, this book takes you through the fina...
The very significant advances in computer vision and pattern recognition and their applications in the last few years reflect the strong and growing interest in the field as well as the many opportunities and challenges it offers. The second edition of this handbook represents both the latest progress and updated knowledge in this dynamic field. The applications and technological issues are particularly emphasized in this edition to reflect the wide applicability of the field in many practical problems. To keep the book in a single volume, it is not possible to retain all chapters of the first edition. However, the chapters of both editions are well written for permanent reference. This indispensable handbook will continue to serve as an authoritative and comprehensive guide in the field.
Harvard Business Essentials are comprehensive, solution-oriented paperbacks for business readers of all levels of experience. Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financial statements, to understanding net present value, to calculating return on investment, Finance for Managers provides the fundamentals of financial literacy. Easy to use and nontechnical, this helpful guide gives managers the smart advice they need to increase their impact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
Just 77 days to a happier, more prosperous life! From Here to Financial Happiness is the day-by-day guide for anyone dreaming of a better life. Whether you’re dealing with debt, uncertain about retirement or simply want to get a grip on your finances, this book can put you on the road to happiness with a simple 11-week journey. Just 5-10 minutes a day to think about money, your habits, your goals, and your dreams. What steps can you take today to get your finances on track? What bad habits, bad investments, and misconceptions should you let go of? This book is packed with 77 days’ worth of real, actionable guidance for getting your money right—for good. It’s not an investment scheme,...