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CJ Gustafson · Business

Run the Numbers

Run the Numbers is a business podcast about financial metrics and business models for CFOs, aspiring CFOs, finance leaders, and ambitious people operating tech startups. Hosted by CJ Gustafson, CFO and writer of Mostly Metrics, the show shares lessons, frameworks, and operator insights from the trenches as a tech exec. Think of it as a playbook for the things CJ wishes he knew earlier in his career, covering SaaS metrics, annual budgeting, forecasting, headcount, equity, dilution, fundraising, and the decisions that drive performance and growth.

Episodes

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Cerebras IPO: S1 Breakdown - The Giant Chip, the OpenAI Deal, and the $24B Backlog

14 May 2026
46m
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The Investor Behind Warby Parker, Harry’s, and the Psychology of Consumer Growth | David Bell

11 May 2026
1h 0m
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Inside Mostly Media: The Team Behind Run the Numbers

07 May 2026
53m
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Diamonds, De Beers, and the Death of Artificial Scarcity | A CFO Explains Diamonds

04 May 2026
26m
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The North Face Former CFO: How Finance Builds Iconic Brands

27 Apr 2026
51m
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How Great Deals Are Found, Evaluated, and Won | PSG’s Chris Nesbitt

23 Apr 2026
54m
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Why Health Tech Doesn’t Operate Like SaaS | Manu Diwakar, CFO of Virta Health

20 Apr 2026
54m
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Inside Figma’s Financial Playbook with CFO Praveer Melwani

16 Apr 2026
46m
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Wealthfront’s CFO on Automation, Compounding Growth, and Going Public

13 Apr 2026
53m
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How Strategic CFOs Get It Wrong

09 Apr 2026
52m
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CFO Explains: The Rise of Secondaries and the Death of the IPO Path

06 Apr 2026
38m
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Fanatics CFO on CAC, LTV, and Capital Allocation Across Verticals

02 Apr 2026
44m
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AI Pricing and the Hidden Growth Lever Most CFOs Ignore

26 Mar 2026
55m
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What It Takes to Go Public Today | Inside the IPO Process with RBC’s Federico Acabbi

23 Mar 2026
56m
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The Anatomy of Financial Bubbles | Lessons From 200 Years of Market Panic

19 Mar 2026
55m
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Marketplace Economics | Faire CFO Jason Lee

16 Mar 2026
1h 3m
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Blockchain.com CFO on How Crypto Exchanges Actually Make Money

12 Mar 2026
44m
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Venture Debt Explained: How Startup Lending Actually Works | Marshall Hawks

09 Mar 2026
55m
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How Superhuman Structures Its Analytics Team | Chris Byington

05 Mar 2026
56m
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The Economics of Marketplaces: Take Rates, Middlemen, and Power

02 Mar 2026
50m
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