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Entries from 2022-12-01 to 1 month

Day 94 MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Reflection of Fall semester

I have already finished the Fall term, so I completed the half of Sloan Fellows program including the summer term. The remaining contents are IAP and the Spring term. Time flies!! My strategy I have three study pillars before coming here. …

Day 92 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Financial Management 9, Summary of business cases and financial theories - 4

Dixons Key concepts Valuation Models Earning multiples P/E Vf/EBIT Vf/EBITDA Asset multiples BV NetWorth Liquidation Value MV/BV DCF FCFf@WACC FCFe@Re APV - equity firm + value of debt tax shields EVA - Economic Value added Comparables Oth…

Day 91 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Leadership in seminar 2, Wrapup

Robert C. Pozen | MIT Sloan provided us a really insightful summary of leadership. Nurture your external leadership Engage with your customers Prioritize the time with your customers Build not transaction but relationship Listen to them an…

Day 90 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance 9, Thoughts from ChatGPT

ChatGPT creates a huge phenomenon and shows potential impact of NLP model. However, many people struggle with what differentiates it from other past model and what would happen next. This article is a good summary of chat GPT if you are no…

Day 89 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, New Enterprises 9, Learnings from the final presentation

We finally finished the final presentation of New Enterprises, the most famous entrepreneurship lecture at MIT Sloan. The final assignment was the presentation for five minutes and QA for five minutes. We studied a lot about how to deliver…

Day 88 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Financial Management 8, Summary of business cases and financial theories - 3

Molycorp Concepts Convertibles bond/stock + option to convert into common stock option works with conversion ratio Signaling to market Pecking order Internal funds Debt Equity Working capital calculation +A/R +Inventory -A/P -Accrued Expen…

Day 87 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Financial Management 7, Summary of business cases and financial theories - 2

Mariott Concepts How to make fast growth companies possible consistency between financial policy and product market strategy Excess debt capacity Financial policies about debt Short or long-term debt? Secured or unsecured debt? Fixed or va…

Day 86 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Financial Management 6, Summary of business cases and financial theories - 1

Gilbert Concepts Cash Flow Management Proforma analysis Source and Use Key findings Operation/Product strategy and Financial strategy should be consistent Minimize Days A/R, Maximize Days A/P Diagnose firm health with operation ratios and …

Day 85 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Financial Management 5, sustainable growth rate

Sustainable Growth Rate Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR): Formula and Calculation This ratio is checking how fast can you grow assets without increasing the leverage ratio and without issuing new equity. Increasing the leverage ratio would ha…

Day 84 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, New Enterprises 8, Pitching your idea

Possible agenda for pitch Normally, pitch can be 5-7 mins, but you may need to deliver a shorter presentation like elevator pitch. Then, you need to focus on couple of topics as follows. Tell a story - make a connection Be very specific an…

Day 83 in MIT Sloan Fellows Class 2023, Leadership in seminar 1

This course is a panel talk between students and remarkable leaders in various industries. Faculty is Robert C. Pozen. Robert C. Pozen | MIT Sloan The most important advice to Sloan Fellows "Find a great female 1 on 1 mentor if you are mal…