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Lessons from 30 years in business.

Straight talk on business, entrepreneurship and financial modeling, from someone who has built companies, closed deals and invested his own capital.

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Business & entrepreneurship

Starting, growing and selling companies: what worked, what didn't, and what I'd do differently.

02

Financial modeling

Walkthroughs of the models in the library, from first input to investor-ready output.

03

Deals & investing

How to evaluate real estate, acquisitions and long-term investments with a clear head.

AI in our analysis

AI does the first pass. We verify every number.

We use AI in every part of the business: screening deals, underwriting and building models, due diligence, KPI reporting, portfolio operations, and building and running our companies and websites. AI sorts the data, reads the documents and drafts the first pass. Then we check every number against the source before we rely on it.

  • Faster analysis. Hours of cleanup and first-pass review become minutes, so more of our time goes into judgment.
  • Better questions. AI surfaces outliers and gaps early, before a buyer, lender or partner finds them.
  • We teach it. We show how we use AI in real deal work through videos and our blog.
AI never makes the final decision. Investing and entrepreneurship are still a people business. Relationships, trust and negotiation are the pillars. AI makes our analysis and strategy sharper, and people make the call.

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Ways to learn

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The same lessons, in the format that fits how you learn.

YouTube videos

Business lessons, entrepreneurship stories and model walkthroughs.

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Blog

Written lessons on business, entrepreneurship and modeling you can read in a few minutes.

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Lessons from the deal desk.

Business, entrepreneurship and step-by-step model walkthroughs, from someone who has built companies, closed deals and invested his own money.

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Questions about a model, a custom build, a consulting request, or a topic you'd like covered? Send a note and Patrick will get back to you.

patrick@patrickquigley.com