How to stand out in a case study?

I believe this thread will benefit a lot of people.

Have done a couple of HF case studies before. Some of them non-modeling, some of them did involve full 3-statement + DCF. I'm proficient in those and I don't think modeling is where people shine since this is not where HF thinking takes place spontaneously.

What can I do ? 

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