Training The Street Reviews

I thought Josh was a fantastic instructor -- he dealt really well with spontaneous questions and was fabulous at peppering his technical teaching with industry-related tips. I honestly would make this course one day longer, it wouldn't have stopped me from enrolling and I would've benefitted from a more in-depth class.

Josh is a great teacher and I learned a lot. I would definitely recommend this class to others.

Rob is amazing

If the presentation matched the model we actually used, it would've been much more intuitive and easy to follow during the lecture portions of the course. But other than that, the techniques are very useful and the model is fairly decent. I will definitely find myself trying to get the techniques I learned integrated into my daily modeling.

I really liked the course, but during most of the excel based quizzes I was not able to see any of the work referenced in the question. I did my best to still answer the questions, but it was definitely an inconvenience. A couple of the non-excel quizzes were also glitching and not showing some of the questions which made it much harder to answer the quiz questions. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the course though.

Need more AC.

The course itself was worthwhile. A longer schedule would offer more time to get into detailed modeling but given the time constraints, the material was appropriate. The facilities are sub par. We are all working professionals and there was no place to breakout for a call or zoom. The room was very hot all week. The portable air conditioning unit was not sufficient. Given the price of the course, these issues were surprising.

This course has upped my speed in excel considerably; It's a must-take for anyone entering PE. I do think I've gotten much more out of it after having been in my role for a few months than had I taken it before my start date.

Daniel and Angela did a great job. I think this course was a good refresher. That being said unsure if it is worth the cost for most private equity professionals as building a 3 statement model is a prerequisite to passing an interview. Excel refresher was helpful. A more in depth focused beyond a boiler plate 3 statement model would be more helpful. Would recommend cutting out a lot of the refresher stuff or giving it ahead for review then going over the following: Multiple add on acquisitions to a platform prior to exit monthly / quarterly stub models to show acquisitions closing at different times earn out accounting acquisition closing funds flows returns waterfalls at a fund level for an exit Different ways to estimate true cash flow with unreliable private market financial reporting modular models for asset vs. stock purchases Potentially include more on: debt covenants and debt process negotiations nuances of purchase agreement Additionally, having the venue close at 5pm limited some of the instruction and collaboration. Maybe find a room for after hour studying. Thanks for the course. Enjoyed my time here. Best, Joe josephbns@gmail.com

Great course - Thank you