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Financial Modeling & Valuation Challenges
Financial Modeling & Valuation challenges put you inside the work of pricing companies, deals, and assets. You'll develop skills in Financial Statement Reading, Time Value of Money, Three-Statement Modeling, and DCF, then test what you build with sensitivity & scenario analysis.
From there you'll handle the harder edges — LBO modeling, M&A accretion/dilution, precedent transactions, and private equity waterfall modeling — running due diligence and comparable companies analysis the way deal teams actually do, and stretching into structured deal modeling and derivatives pricing. Each challenge you solve earns a verified credential you can share with recruiters.
- StrategyBeginnerNew
Hedge Fund Strategy for a Family Office Investing in Private Debt
Your task is to produce a comprehensive investment memo that recommends a specific private debt hedge fund strategy for the family office. Include a comparative analysis of the …
- Private Debt
- Hedge Fund Structures
- Due Diligence
Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments - StrategySeniorNew
Design a Circular Business Model for EcoWear
Acting as EcoWear's business model innovation analyst, examine the EcoWear company file, the customer behavior dataset, the operations brief, and the circular economy industry r…
- Circular Economy
- Business Model Canvas
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Value a Business Software Scale-Up for Its Series B Round
Working only from the company financial fact pack and the public market-data reference provided to you, value the company three different ways and reconcile the results. First, …
- DCF Valuation
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Venture Capital Method
Open coursework - CodeIntermediateNew
Diagnose Equipment Failures with a Bayesian Network
You receive 90 days of sensor logs (vibration, spindle temperature, coolant flow, ambient humidity), the maintenance log of 180 failure events labeled by root cause, and a short…
- Bayesian Networks
- Probabilistic Inference
- Parameter Learning
Probabilistic Graphical Models Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real-world context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- StrategyIntermediateNew
Diversification Strategy for a Regional Brewery
Your task is to analyze the brewery's current value chain and core competencies, then evaluate three diversification options using the Ansoff Matrix and relatedness criteria. Yo…
- Diversification Strategy
- Value Chain Analysis
- Ansoff Matrix
Strategic Management - StrategyBeginnerNew
Growth Strategy for a London D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to develop a 12-month retail expansion plan. Analyze the trade-offs between D2C and retail channels, assess the brand's readiness for B2B relationships, and propose…
- Market Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Go To Market Strategy
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation - StrategyIntermediateNew
Charting the Course: Ewance's Strategic Entry into the European Higher-Ed Market
Ewance has established a strong presence in its home market, but the leadership team believes significant untapped potential exists across Europe. The goal of this challenge is …
- Market Analysis
- Business Strategy
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Cost of Capital and Capital Structure for a Renewable Energy Firm
Your task is to estimate GreenGrid's current cost of equity using CAPM (risk-free rate 2%, market risk premium 6%, beta 1.2), cost of debt (4.5% pre-tax), and tax rate (22%). Th…
- Wacc
- Capm
- Capital Structure
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Marketing Analyst
Plan and measure campaigns that grow the business. Funnel analytics, attribution, segmentation, and the rigorous measurement that lets marketing defend its budget at the leadership table.
- StrategyBeginnerNew
Investigate GlowToronto's Pricing to Rebuild Margins
Develop a pricing strategy for GlowToronto's core product line of serums and moisturizers. Begin by analysing the provided GlowToronto transaction dataset to understand how disc…
- Pricing Strategy
- Customer Segmentation
- Competitive Analysis
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Assess Partnership Risk for WellsTrade's Instant Payments Launch
Using the PayFlow due-diligence data room and the eighteen-month PayFlow operational metrics dataset, identify and quantify the operational, security, compliance, and reputation…
- Operational Risk
- Vendor Risk
- Cybersecurity
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Tax-Efficient Legal Form for a Nairobi D2C Cosmetics Startup
Students will receive financial projections for GlowUp Naturals (KES 50 million revenue, KES 35 million expenses, projected growth to KES 200 million in 3 years). They must calc…
- Income Tax Calculation
- Corporate Tax
- Trade Tax
Business Taxation
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From brief to credential, in six steps.
Step 01
Browse challenges aligned to your studies.
Step 02
Accept the one that fits your goals.
Step 03
Work through it with AI Copilot guidance.
Step 04
Submit for structured evaluation.
Step 05
Earn a verified credential.
Step 06
Add it to LinkedIn with one click.
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