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International Financial Modeling Competition Modeloff 2017 Recap

The last time I wrote about Modeloff was in 2013, the first international financial modeling competition I attended when KeyCuts just started. The result of the Modeloff competition in 2013 were a series of blog posts detailing some of the questions asked during the competition and the ways to solve the problems. Check out this […]

Why You Need To Enter The Ultimate 2014 Excel Financial Modeling Competition

As a business school student, analyst, or anyone working in the corporate world, what is your super power? What makes you an invaluable asset to your company or your group? Maybe your super power is “strategic thinking,” “communication skills,” or just straight up “problem solving.” Funny how you’ll see all these buzzwords on a resume, […]

The Best Of The 2014 Accounting Technology Show NYC

We had a chance to check out the 2014 Accounting Technology Show & Conference (6th annual show) at the Pennsylvania Hotel in NYC last week. I know what you’re thinking, how interesting could a conference be about accounting and technology, and what does it have to do with Excel? If you work in a medium to […]

Excel Formula Final Question #4 from Modeloff 2013 Released with Explanation (4 of 4)

The long awaited final question from Modeloff 2013 is here! Sorry for keeping you all waiting so long, KeyCuts has been going through some really awesome developments and we have not had a lot of time to blog. Our goal is to increase our blogging to once a week so expect awesome stories around Excel, analysis, […]

Excel Formula Question #3 from Modeloff 2013 Released with Explanation (3 of 4)

Calling all Excel formula geeks, fans, and enthusiasts out there. It’s that time again! See if you have what it takes to complete the 3rd Excel challenge in this riveting series from the Modeloff 2013 award ceremonies. The 2nd challenge from last week’s post involved using array-entered formulas. Challenge #3 builds off the awesomeness of array-entered […]

Excel Formula Question #2 from Modeloff 2013 Released with Explanation (2 of 4)

Are you ready for another Excel formula challenge from the Modeloff 2013 group challenge? Question #2 requires some knowledge about array formulas and just some flat out formula building creativity. Many thanks to Dan Mayoh for providing the answers to us. Dan recently launched his consulting business called Fintega Pty Ltd; the site is still under construction […]

Excel Formula Challenge – Question #1 from Modeloff 2013 Released (with explanation)

If you read our last blog post, you’ll know we had the privilege of attending the Modeloff 2013 World Financial Modeling awards ceremony in NYC a few weeks ago. During the ceremony, the finalists were organized into teams by region to solve Excel formula building questions competing head-to-head for group prize money and bragging rights. […]