Quantus
Learning and science
finance education
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How HN took it
11 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interactive, practical approach to learning financial modeling
From 3 comments
I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
aiden3 on HNBrings me back to my many evenings and weekends spent poring over Breaking into Wall Street PDFs :) This is really awesome
noleary on HNGreat interface. I love the fact we can use Google Sheet to do the math.
edweis on HN
Useful for training and onboarding
From 2 comments
I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
aiden3 on HNI'd like to use it internally as our non-fund is investable and participates across multiple asset classes and is flexible in a way to use financial instruments, so this would be…
hperpkl on HN
Objections
Beginner content feels AI-generated
From 1 comment
really cool, very slick. the beginner content feels very AI gen'd, which isn't necessarily a problem. my eyes are conditioned to glaze over this type of content, so maybe my…
jkcchan on HN
Mobile app is missing
From 1 comment
Just signed up, really looking forward to sharpening my financial modeling skills, even after graduating and moving into a field where I don’t do that sort of thing anymore. Any…
coffeecantcode on HN
Sign-up fails with a failed-to-fetch error
From 1 comment
'failed to fetch' when trying to sign up.
daneyh on HN
Requests
Mobile app with quizzes
From 2 comments
Just signed up, really looking forward to sharpening my financial modeling skills, even after graduating and moving into a field where I don’t do that sort of thing anymore. Any…
coffeecantcode on HNThe mobile spreadsheet problem is definitely a hurdle, I think finance quizzes would be great to have on the go as a supplemental education piece. Breaking down the formulas that…
coffeecantcode on HN
Keyboard arrow-key formula selection and harder exercises
From 1 comment
I love this idea, this is really cool. I work on a joint data/business team and this would be useful for us. One piece of technical feedback: it would be good if you could press…
aiden3 on HN
More LBO exercises and sensitivity table exercises
From 1 comment
A few more points of random feedback as I spend more time with it: - In my wide monitor, the circle on the dark circle on the left that is supposed to be the background to the…
aiden3 on HN
Portfolio planning tool
From 1 comment
Great work on the tool. Looks really useful for basic modeling for a businesses who need this. As a salaried person I would like to see a version of this tool for planning ones…
itissid on HN
Questions
Is it free, and is there pricing?
From 1 comment
Looks interesting! Is it free? I don't see any pricing page.
mdrzn on HN
Does it help with CFA certification?
From 1 comment
In all seriousness, would this help me with something like CFA related certification? What other resources would you recommend to go along with Quantus?
barrenko on HN
Are the questions similar to interview questions?
From 1 comment
People generally use leetcode to prepare for interviews and learning is kind of a side-effect so I'm curious are these questions similar to those you would find in interviews…
iknownthing on HN
Alternatives named
Coursera, Udemy, CFI, Wall Street Prep
From 1 comment
ChatGPT and Claude
From 1 comment
I have attempted to do financial modeling practice with ChatGPT and Claude, but they struggle to come up with interesting data needed to make any real insights, is this really…
mclau156 on HN