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Webflow’s VP of Finance, Ivan Makarov, joins host CJ Gustafson on the second episode of Run The Numbers, where they chat about what kept Ivan up at night in the early days at Webflow, the most misunderstood elements of startup equity, Ivan’s unique philosophy and approach to achieving “work-life balance,” and more.
Webflow’s VP of Finance, Ivan Makarov, joins host CJ Gustafson on the second episode of Run The Numbers, where they go straight into the unfiltered: they chat about what kept Ivan up at night in the early days at Webflow, the most misunderstood elements of startup equity, Ivan’s unique philosophy and approach to achieving “work-life balance,” and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/metrics
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(00:34) CJ's opening monologue: on startup equity
(05:03) Start of CJ and Ivan's interview
(06:00) How Ivan been able to evolve his role over time at Webflow
(09:17) What kept Ivan up at night in the early days of Webflow?
(11:01) On recruiting
(13:23) The inflection point for Webflow
(14:20) Setting culture at Webflow as a finance leader
(15:45) Sponsor: Netsuite
(17:00) On taking risks in your career
(19:30) The most misunderstood elements of startup equity
(23:01) How Ivan thinks about addressing equity questions from Webflow employees
(25:22) How to think about equity
(26:13) Ivan's philosophy on taking advantage of secondary opportunities
(28:25) Ivan's take on Ramp's down round and if companies should allow employees to sell
(30:13) How much should founders take off the table?
(31:50) The first metric Ivan looks at in the morning
(33:22) The top 3 metrics Ivan steers his exec team to look at
(34:29) The last thing Ivan's asked his team to run the numbers on
(37:52) Ivan's approach to work-life balance
(40:46) Long-ass lightning round: an example of when Ivan screwed up on the job, Webflow’s finance software stack, the craziest thing someone has tried to expense
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