Started With A Question Nobody Could Answer Well
Back in 2019, I was working at a mid-tier advisory firm when a client asked me to value a company with unusual revenue recognition patterns. My colleagues threw around DCF models like confetti, but nobody could explain why their assumptions made sense. That moment stuck with me.
Built From Real Frustration
Most financial training treats valuation like a formula you memorize. Plug numbers into Excel, adjust the WACC until it looks reasonable, and call it done. But actual analyst work is messier than that.
cowyncarisaxivo came out of watching too many smart people struggle because their education skipped the practical bits. We focus on the decisions that matter when you're staring at incomplete data at 11pm before a presentation.
Our approach grew from hundreds of actual deals, not textbook examples. When you learn with us, you're working through scenarios that happened to real companies in the Australian market between 2020 and 2024.
How We Actually Teach This Stuff
We don't pretend valuation is simple. Instead, we show you how experienced analysts think through problems when the textbook answer doesn't quite fit.
Case-Based Learning
Work through valuations from actual Australian companies. You'll see the messy data, the judgment calls, and the explanations that satisfied skeptical boards.
Progressive Complexity
Start with straightforward equity valuations, then gradually add complications like earnouts, intangible assets, and cross-border considerations that show up in real deals.
Peer Review Process
Your work gets reviewed by other participants and experienced practitioners. You'll learn as much from critiquing others' analyses as from receiving feedback on your own.
Who's Behind This
We're not trying to build an empire. Just a group of analysts who think financial education could be more honest about what the work actually involves.
Caspian Thorne
Lead Instructor & Program Designer
Spent eleven years doing M&A valuations across mining, agribusiness, and technology sectors. Started teaching after realizing most training programs skip the parts that matter when you're under deadline pressure.
Built cowyncarisaxivo's curriculum around the questions junior analysts actually ask when they're stuck. Our next cohort starts August 2025, with sessions running through early 2026.
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What Makes Us Different
We don't promise you'll become a valuation expert overnight. That's not how skill development works, and pretending otherwise does nobody any favors.
What we can offer is structured practice with realistic scenarios, feedback from people who've done this work professionally, and a community of analysts working through similar challenges.
Our participants typically see improvement in their analytical confidence over six to twelve months. Some move into more complex valuation roles, others just feel more comfortable defending their recommendations to clients.
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