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The Brode Report is our monthly newsletter with David Brode’s insights on financial modeling for business strategy.
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Previous Issues
March 2013 – IRR and Multiple
January/February 2013 – Police Fun Facts!
December 2012 – Mary Meeker’s State of the Web
October 2012 – Income versus Cash Flow Statements
September 2012 – The Puzzles of Win Smith
August 2012 – Who Won The Olympics?
July 2012 – Groupon’s Woes…plus Olympic Victories
June 2012 – Sophisticated Loan Repayment Forecasting
May 2012 – The SaaS “Magic Number”
April 2012 – QuiBids: A Trip Down The Rabbit Hole
March 2012 – On Facebook, Groupon, and Pennies
February 2012 – Misleading Charts and Groupon Limericks
January 2012 – From Budgeting To Strategic Planning
December 2011 – Revenue per Headcount in Large Companies
November 2011 – Dropbox Pops to $4B (Plus Groupon IPOs)
October 2011 – Exploring Spotify’s Business Model (Plus Groupon updates)
September 2011 – I Can’t Resist: More Groupon Analysis, Plus More!
August 2011 – Groupon’s IPO Story is Falling Apart
July 2011 – “But Wait, There’s More!” – The Economics of Direct Response Advertising
June 2011 – Groupon’s IPO Filing
May 2011 – LinkedIn Valuation
April 2011 – What Startups Need
March 2011 – Beating “Let’s Make a Deal”
February 2011 – Groupon: Not a Deal for Investors at $15B
January 2011 – On Art and Craftsmanship in Financial Modeling
December 2010 – List of Productivity Tools from 2010
November 2010 – Classic Large Model Miscues | Evaluate your Model Online
October 2010 – Fixing a Large Model so a Transaction Could Close
September 2010 – Five Tips for Better Scenario Modeling | Skype IPO
July 2010 – Predicting Broadband Stimulus Awards | World Cup & Economics
June 2010 – Scoring Financial Forecast Models | How to Monetize a Social Network
Flawless Financial Newsletter Archives
Flawless Financial was the previous version of our newsletter. The articles are still relevant and applicable today, so here’s a list of our archived issues.
October 2005 – Operating Companies: Seven Rules for Modeling
July 2005 – Rollup Models
April 2005 – Operationalizing A Model: Part 2
March 2005 – Operationalizing A Model: Part 1
February 2005 – After The Money Comes: What Next?
September 2004 – Choosing Among Competing Lenders
August 2004 – Management Challenges In Budgeting
July 2004 – Budgeting Principles
June 2004 – Keeping Forecasts Up To Date
May 2004 – Finance and Sales Can Be Friends!
April 2004 – Income vs. Cash Flow Statements
March 2004 – Venture Capital 101
February 2004 – Valuation Terminology
January 2004 – Jack Tankersley Interview
December 2003 – Productivity Tools
November 2003 – Fundraising Action Plan
September 2003 – Quickly Creating A Great Financial Package
August 2003 – Financial Summaries
July 2003 – Assumptions Tell The Story
June 2003 – 25-Point Financial Model Scorecard
May 2003 – The Wisdom of Joel Spolsky
April 2003 – Presenting Investment Returns
March 2003 – Revenue per Headcount
February 2003 – How Do You Read A Financial Model?
January 2003 – The 80-20 Rule for Models or One Mile Equals One Mile
