Honestly liked the class, although his lectures themselves could be dull at times. The exams themselves were open book/note and were honestly a little weird, but the questions often revolved around a few talking points he would repeatedly mention in class. I honestly thought the project was pretty cool, it is just building a DCF, and although his instructions could be more clear, you can get additional help just off Youtube. For grading I think he mentioned that half the class gets A/A- which isn't bad at all. As far as accounting classes go I think this is one of the better ones.

I'll break it down by category because this class/professor was not as bad as the reviews would make him out to be. This is my first review on here ever and I took his ethics class and accounting for entrepreneurs or whatever that class is called and this one was definitely the hardest of the three.

Participation 10-12% of grade - I never went to class because lectures were recorded so I missed virtually all of these points except for those given for doing professor feedback. I kept meaning to start going in because he goes through the class roster and you only get called on every 2-3 classes but the few classes I attended he didn't call on me and I was too lazy to volunteer. This is definitely easy points.

Midterms- low averages and a pretty decent curve - I think people who actually go to lectures for this class actually get more confused but if you just look at the slides and remember key phrases he repeats - they are literally word for word on the exam. The exam is open notes and you can have them on your computer - I kid you not - just ctrl f searching the transcript of the recording of the class got me so many answers and just looking at slides also helped. I wouldn't rely solely on this but it helps to avoid overthinking because his lectures maybe aren't the best.

Finals - Same as midterm but weighted more.

Memo- literally an insane project because even though I rewatched every recorded thing he said about the project - you really won't know what he wants unless you go to office hours and/or work with a friend who also went. He said he doesn't post an example one because then everyone's memo would look the same and he doesn't want that. For the forecast just go to 2-4 of the OHs towards the end of class and just ask as many questions as you can and he'll basically tell you what not to do which is super helpful. If you're stressed just record the audio of the entire OH on your phone or take detailed notes. Pretty sure the grading is lenient on this but you have to go to OH to figure out what he really wants you to do. It's weird and he said this is like a 40-50 hour project but its more like 20-30 if you take out the guess work that comes from not going to OH. I procrastinated and did fine just because of Office hours. It's not that bad and is a super good project if you're going into finance or something.

Overall his teaching clarity wasn't the best but tests were fair and open notes on your computer (no google or chat gpt allowed). The participation is kind of dumb because I did better than my friends who actually went to class - and they've consistently outperformed me in basically every other class that we've taken.

I would recommend the class because if you just listen in class and review the examples from lectures and the slides ( and pay attention to the numerous anecdotes he'll tell about random companies) you will cruise through the exams I promise.

Lastly - this guy has had an insane career and education and could be an incredible reference/ someone to have in your corner. I'm sure if you actually participate and go to OH he would be super helpful for MBA applications or any post grad job advice. He's funny and keeps it real.