# @udemy on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=pnOR0GoYT8I
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72078201-udemy-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2019-03-13T19:46:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Udemy (@udemy) — https://gondola.cc/udemy

## Caption

Want to instantly hit your business targets in Excel? Unlock the Goal Seek tool to solve for profit, break-even points, and more—no guesswork needed! 📈

In this tutorial, Excel pro Chris Dutton shows you how to set up and use Goal Seek to automate simple optimization problems. From maximizing profits to hitting break-even, you'll see how to reverse-engineer results by changing one key input.

✨ What you’ll learn:
How Excel’s Goal Seek works under the hood
Solving single-variable optimization problems fast
Finding break-even points, target profits, and more without formulas

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro to Goal Seek
00:30 – What Goal Seek Can (and Can’t) Do
01:00 – Example: Profit Optimization Scenario
01:45 – Goal Seek Demo in Excel
03:30 – Common Use Cases
05:00 – Guess-and-Check vs. Goal Seek
06:00 – Break-Even Example
06:50 – 100K Profit Target Example
07:20 – Wrap-up: Why Goal Seek is a Game-Changer

🔗 Resources:
📘 Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/microsoft-excel-pro-tips-for-power-users
👨‍🏫 Instructor Profile: https://www.udemy.com/user/maven-analytics/
📚 Explore More Excel Courses: https://www.udemy.com/topic/excel/

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datamodeling, exceltips, excelgoalseek, protipsexcel, exceloptimization

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