Real Analysis Work from Our Students
Over the past three years, we've watched beginners transform raw data into business insights. These aren't polished agency deliverables. They're authentic learning projects that show actual progression from spreadsheet confusion to confident financial modeling.
Each project below represents 8-12 weeks of guided practice. Students worked through messy datasets, made mistakes, iterated their approaches, and ultimately built analysis frameworks they now use in their careers.
What Students Actually Build
Cash Flow Analysis Dashboard
Jirat spent 11 weeks building a monthly cash flow tracker for a family restaurant. Started with basic income-expense tracking, then added seasonal trend analysis. His dashboard now helps the business anticipate slow months three quarters ahead.
Investment Portfolio Tracker
Somchai built a personal investment monitoring system that pulls data from three Thai brokerages. Took him two attempts to get the data integration right. Now tracks asset allocation, calculates actual returns including fees, and flags rebalancing opportunities.
Break-Even Analysis Tool
Niran created a scenario planning tool for a small manufacturing operation. Built multiple cost models, added sensitivity analysis for material price fluctuations. The business owner now uses it weekly to evaluate new product lines before committing resources.
How Projects Actually Unfold
Most students follow a similar path, though timing varies. Here's the typical journey from initial concept to working analysis tool.
Problem Definition and Data Collection
Students identify a real financial question they want to answer. Could be personal finance tracking, small business analysis, or investment monitoring. They gather existing data, assess quality, and document gaps. This phase involves a lot of spreadsheet cleanup.
Initial Analysis and Model Building
The messy middle. Students build their first version, realize it doesn't work as planned, then rebuild. They learn to structure calculations, handle missing data, and create meaningful comparisons. Expect at least one major pivot during this phase.
Visualization and Interpretation
Numbers become insights. Students create charts that actually communicate findings, write clear explanations, and test their analysis with real users. They learn what works in practice versus what looked good in theory.
Documentation and Handoff
Final weeks focus on making the project usable by others. Students write setup guides, document assumptions, and create maintenance instructions. Many realize this is harder than building the analysis itself.
Thanapon Wijittra
Project Mentor
The Guidance Behind Each Project
I spend most of my time helping students recover from their first failed attempt. That's not a flaw in the process. It's the process. You can't learn financial analysis without building something that doesn't quite work, then figuring out why.
My background is corporate finance at a mid-size Thai conglomerate. Spent years building models that executives actually used for decisions. Now I help students develop that same practical skill set, but without the pressure of quarterly reporting deadlines.
The projects you see here weren't assigned from a textbook. Students brought real problems they wanted to solve. My job was asking questions that pushed them toward robust solutions and catching the subtle errors that would have undermined their conclusions.
Financial Modeling
Building flexible models that handle real-world messiness while maintaining calculation integrity.
Data Validation
Teaching students to spot data quality issues before they corrupt entire analyses.
Business Context
Connecting technical analysis to actual business decisions and stakeholder needs.
Practical Tools
Excel, Google Sheets, and basic automation that works in typical business environments.
Start Your Own Analysis Project
The next cohort begins September 2025. We work with 12-15 students per cycle to maintain quality feedback. If you have a financial question you want to answer and 10-12 hours per week to commit, this might work for you.
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