Upstream finance teams have been white knuckling giant Excel models for decades, and the husband and wife team behind WellWorth thinks that era is over. CEO Samra Nawaz and co-founder Vinay Acharya talk with John and Bobby about automating capital structure logic, running 50 scenarios at once, why they built an Excel add in after swearing they never would, and how AI lets a two person team ship like a much bigger one, plus a detour into local models and soaring GPU prices.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:51 Meet WellWorth
0:03:23 Why finance still lives in Excel
0:09:02 Building for flexibility
0:11:20 Getting data in and out
0:17:08 Automating capital structure logic
0:19:53 Build vs buy
0:22:25 A&D vs FP&A workflows
0:28:07 Living models and faster decisions
0:34:55 Scenario analysis
0:36:44 Lookbacks and actuals
0:39:44 How AI fits into WellWorth
0:41:53 Day to day AI tools
0:45:07 Agents and plan mode
0:50:19 AI for everyday decisions
0:53:27 What's next for WellWorth
0:58:17 Scaling across business units
1:03:19 Speed round
1:04:42 Local models vs cloud compute
1:11:09 Wrap up
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:51 Meet WellWorth
0:03:23 Why finance still lives in Excel
0:09:02 Building for flexibility
0:11:20 Getting data in and out
0:17:08 Automating capital structure logic
0:19:53 Build vs buy
0:22:25 A&D vs FP&A workflows
0:28:07 Living models and faster decisions
0:34:55 Scenario analysis
0:36:44 Lookbacks and actuals
0:39:44 How AI fits into WellWorth
0:41:53 Day to day AI tools
0:45:07 Agents and plan mode
0:50:19 AI for everyday decisions
0:53:27 What's next for WellWorth
0:58:17 Scaling across business units
1:03:19 Speed round
1:04:42 Local models vs cloud compute
1:11:09 Wrap up
https://twitter.com/collide_ai
https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io
https://www.facebook.com/collide.io
https://www.instagram.com/collide.io
https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io
https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai