Building Better Analysts Through Real-World Models
We started in 2019 because financial modeling education felt disconnected from what actually happens in Malaysian businesses. Too much theory, not enough practical work that mirrors real jobs.
Why We Do This
Back in 2018, I spent months interviewing finance professionals across Johor and KL. Same story kept coming up—fresh graduates could recite formulas but struggled when asked to build a three-statement model for an actual company.
That gap bothered me. These weren't incapable people. They just hadn't practiced with real numbers, real constraints, and real business scenarios. So we built nexagenportal around one idea: learn by doing actual work, not textbook examples.
Our programs use case studies from Malaysian companies—manufacturing firms in Penang, retail chains in Selangor, tech startups in Cyberjaya. You learn to work with incomplete data, make reasonable assumptions, and defend your models to skeptical stakeholders.
What Guides Our Teaching
These aren't corporate buzzwords. They're the principles that shape how we design every lesson and assignment.
Practice Over Perfection
We'd rather you build ten messy models that work than one pristine model that impresses professors but confuses managers. Real financial analysis is iterative and often urgent.
Context Matters
A retail company's working capital needs differ wildly from a manufacturing firm's. We teach you to recognize industry patterns and adjust your approach accordingly, not apply cookie-cutter templates.
Transparency in Assumptions
Every model rests on assumptions. We teach you to document them clearly, explain your reasoning, and adjust quickly when new information arrives. That's what builds trust with stakeholders.
Malaysian Business Reality
Currency fluctuations matter here. So do regulatory changes, regional supply chains, and local market dynamics. Our cases reflect the environment you'll actually work in.
How We've Grown
Started Small
Launched with twelve students in Johor Bahru. Ran weekend workshops in borrowed office space. Everyone knew everyone. We refined our teaching approach based on what actually helped people learn faster.
Added Industry Partnerships
Connected with finance teams at mid-sized companies who needed better-trained analysts. They started sharing real cases with us—sanitized data from actual deals and operational reviews.
Expanded Online
Moved most content online so people across Malaysia could access it. Kept live Q&A sessions twice weekly because some questions need real-time discussion. Enrollment grew but we capped class sizes to maintain quality feedback.
Who Teaches Here
Priya Menon
Lead Instructor, Corporate Finance Track
Spent eight years in FP&A roles at two manufacturing companies before joining us in 2021. She got tired of training junior analysts from scratch every time someone new joined her team.
Priya designs most of our case studies. She's particular about keeping scenarios realistic—actual constraints, incomplete information, tight deadlines. Her students complain it's hard, then thank her six months later when they realize their first job feels familiar.
She holds office hours every Tuesday evening and answers more email questions than anyone should have to. But people appreciate having someone who remembers what it's like to be new and overwhelmed.
"I don't want students memorizing formulas. I want them building confidence that they can figure out problems they haven't seen before. That's the skill that actually matters."