68. Neil Booth on structuring an elegant financial model
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Our guest today is Neil Booth.
In our discussion, Neil shares how he became a deep expert in how to build a really well designed model \\u2013 he followed what could be termed the Benjamin Franklin method. Neil then turned that skill into a career.
Neil also shares some modeling best practices \\u2013 such as splitting up your formulas \\u2013 do one step at a time \\u2013 cells are cheap. We also geek out on cell styles, how to define constants, and whether you should include macros in your model.
Neil is currently working at the investment bank Houlihan Lokey where he established the firms\\u2019 Financial Modeling as a Service group.
His group offers corporate training in financial modeling best practices, and will also build the financial model for you.
If you\\u2019d like to follow up with Neil you can reach him at NBooth@HL.com.
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