How to Turn Financial Statements into Insightful Stories for Fun and Profit

Washington, D.C. Campus

GA D.C.
509 7th Street NW, 3rd Floor
Washington D.C. 20004

Past Locations for this Workshop

How to Turn Financial Statements into Insightful Stories for Fun and Profit | Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. Campus

GA D.C.
509 7th Street NW, 3rd Floor
Washington D.C. 20004

Past Locations for this Workshop

About this workshop

We will go through financial reports, metrics, and the basics behind assessing whether a company is doing well financially. You will get the chance to analyse a company’s metrics and evaluate its performance with your new-found skills.

Why join this class?

With his french accent and a no-jargon approach, Florian helps makes finance more accessible to entrepreneurs without accounting and finance background.

This class' contents is complementary to "Basic Finance for Entrepreneurs" previously conducted by Florian, with some overlap between the two.

Takeaways

  • Get introduced to financial reports and what they are.
  • Know the difference between a balance sheet, a P&L and a cash flow statement
  • Learn where you can obtain financial data of a company.
  • Understand financial metrics and how they differ for different types of companies - e.g. SaaS, high growth, retail, etc.
  • Assess the usefulness of financial reports / metrics - and how to use it in your company with your teams.
  • Learn how to determine whether a company is doing well and the markers to look out for.
  • Identify the key financial metrics for your company

Prereqs & Preparation

No accounting or financial background is necessary.

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