The speaker describes financial modeling as an early step in a broader financial analysis process that includes projections.

“Uh, so, uh, my, my layer on top, obviously 'cause I, I have worked in investment banking, uh, on the, on the sales and trading side and then also on the, on the buy side, uh, two things that you and I discussed, uh, off camera was, uh, one, you know, you're trying to get the modeling right now, right?”

“And modeling is like actually almost even step one of like a broader financial analysis process of like, uh, making projections, right?”