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John Yeldham

John Yeldham

Chief Innovation Officer at Lodeum; financial modeling expert with 20+ years' experience in project and corporate finance

Jun 16, 2026

4:06
Maybe give us an example of what you mean there.
4:09
I think I'm always conscious of this.
4:11
I've always been conscious of maybe my language being slightly different from other people's.
4:16
And I think in the world of financial modeling and the world of finance as well, but separately, and in the world of accounting, there are certain sets of languages that have arisen.
4:29
There are words that are used.
4:31
And those words, they're not necessarily consistent, they're slangy, and they really do a few things, some positive and some negative.
4:40
Sometimes they provide a quick way to describe something so that people inside that bubble can communicate quickly and get things done.
7:55
So why do you think the language is so fractured?
4:06
Maybe give us an example of what you mean there.
4:09
I think I'm always conscious of this.
4:11
I've always been conscious of maybe my language being slightly different from other people's.
4:16
And I think in the world of financial modeling and the world of finance as well, but separately, and in the world of accounting, there are certain sets of languages that have arisen.
4:29
There are words that are used.
4:31
And those words, they're not necessarily consistent, they're slangy, and they really do a few things, some positive and some negative.
4:40
Sometimes they provide a quick way to describe something so that people inside that bubble can communicate quickly and get things done.
7:55
So why do you think the language is so fractured?

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