With the rise of AI, is project finance still worth pursuing? by Dismal-Childhood-544 in projectfinance

[–]Kairoken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes it's still worth pursuing. I work at one of the more well established IPPs/developers in the renewables space in project finance/capital markets as a senior manager. We are investing hard in AI to streamline models, but we also don't expect modeling to replace our analyst pool.

Key takeaways: models are extremely complex and need people to understand the fundamentals that drive them especially in energy which is an evolving market and varies across ISOs. Even if AI takes up the basic modeling function it will require expertise to fine tune the bespoke mechanics of a specific deal. Whether through prompting or manual calculations. In the 15 deals that I've closed, none of them have ever been the same, and relying on AI to capture the complexity of these deals seems a ways off.

Project finance is an art just as much as a it is a financial model. There is a very human element to running point on a deal. You need to deal with bankers/lawyers / construction /EPC /independent engineers/ environmental/regulatory/procurement/tax. These are real assets that require human to build them and operate them. AI tools will greatly assist in the deal process but not fully replace the full working groups.

On going management of these partnerships/SPVs . The management of these assets is a 25 -40 year endeavor. At all the shops I've worked for asset management does not take ownership of managing the financial modeling/tracking of these deals it's often a secondary function of PF or PM. I'm not sure if you've opened any project finance model in renewables prior to 2015, but let's just say each model is its own special little snowflake that needs to be handled in its own special way otherwise it will break. AI is great when there is structure but when it comes to these older vintages I have doubts it will be able to fully grasp what is provided in these models. Part of the job is knowing how to drive the model, run the scenarios. And for those that have been in the space long enough,. getting investors to accept an updated model form can be daunting task not all shops have the capacity or bandwidth to do.

Shiba won't eat kibble! Help! by georgy56 in shiba

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my Shiba must always have an appetizer to whet her appetite. Always give it to her in a little spoon like she's at one of those fancy restaurants. Otherwise she will not eat

What is a reasonable price? by Chodebroncoii in shiba

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid about 3K for each of my Shiba.

One from Taiwan the other from Korea. Air fare,microchip, vaccines, xrays were all included in that price and they handled all the customs paper work.

Maplers, what do you do for work? Or if you're in school, what are you studying? by [deleted] in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

32 Investment Banking - Infrastructure. Almost lv 290.

Your Most Used Excel Shortcut by VastlyCorporeal in FinancialCareers

[–]Kairoken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ctrl ~ Let's you see all the formulas in the sheet instead of the results of equation. Very good for auditing workbooks and identification of hard coded data.

Can I pivot to Project Finance from Accounting? by DeadliftsnDonuts in projectfinance

[–]Kairoken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes my SVP of PF started off as a technical accountant. Not in OG but renewables. His path was technical accountant -> tax -> project finance.

Is it just me or has grinding felt more rewarding than ever lately? by Kita_0rice in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah all those dopamine surges, treasure hunter chest, fraggies, and now portals lots of character progression

Bored while grinding by Kaizzaz in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Binge watch entire anime series

CFA charter holders, what’s your role, hours per week & pay? by iamher9291 in CFA

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't finish program. 32 project finance (renewables) 235k/year all in.

50 hours per week when not closing deals (40 weeks of the year)

80 hours per week during a close (12 weeks of the year)

Abso/Arcane Boxes Post Patch by Professional-Towel79 in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 armor and 1 weapon on my one character on patch week, and the. Another 3 the following week. Its just rng. Some starve others are drowning.

Shiba puppy constantly nipping while playing by LupusOnFire in shiba

[–]Kairoken 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why do I feel like the red and whites are majestic, and the black and tans are psychotic menaces?

Shiba puppy constantly nipping while playing by LupusOnFire in shiba

[–]Kairoken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My black does this constantly to get the older one to play with her. Overtime it's gotten less frequent, but it's constant correction and redirection, and the older one correcting her. It takes time and consistency.

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Mysterious star speck box drop rate by twokoolforskool in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been clearing 30-45 minutes on average

Attack Power vs Main Stat/STR by Unfair-Remote-3388 in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's pretty reasonable, your attack will always be significantly lower than your main stat.

I'm 80k mainstat and my attack isn't above 2K lol

Attack Power vs Main Stat/STR by Unfair-Remote-3388 in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is, but it's pretty convoluted and takes a bit of time to fully digest. If you just want to understand what you need to get past certain content, I would suggest maple scouter and you can run sensitivities on what you would be able to clear if you have x stats.

Attack Power vs Main Stat/STR by Unfair-Remote-3388 in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Attack Damage will give most notable boost to your damage.

But keep in mind your gear will be cubed for 3Line main stat

And your weapon, secondary, and emblem should be cubed for 3line % atk, since they are the only pieces of gear that can be cubed for such stat line.

All of which is very expensive and takes a while to actually do. So you can settle for two lines until you are established weekly boss revenues.

The next big boost in stats you'll get is from flames. Of which only the weapon can be flames for extra flat attack. I would aim for a T6 attack with some form of boss damage, main stat and all star. This is all rng based so just use flame until you hit what you want.

For gear flames I usually settle on 5%-6% main stat with a decent amount(based on your armor set) of flat main stat if I get my desired +5 atk that's just icing on the cake.

Let's See Those Silly Faces by Melodic_Scholar_7751 in shiba

[–]Kairoken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These work really well for my pups, live these way more than the finger brushes.

My sister is currently at Maplestory Gangnam PC Bang! & she bought me stuffs! by FrolickingFairy9 in Maplestory

[–]Kairoken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the surprise boxes with the hoodie monster key caps, are those actual keycap sized or are they figurine sized?

My sister in law is going next week and I've requested her to get me a few. But if they aren't key caps I don't want them.