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Oct. 30, 2023

E11: UiPath Chief Strategy Officer on the Sacrifices of "Speed At All…

Brandon Deer, Chief Strategy Officer of UiPath, joins CJ this week to talk through how UiPath scaled a lightning-fast pace, and the unforeseen sacrifices they had to make in order to move as fast as possible.

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Oct. 26, 2023

E10: A CFO's Guide to Understanding Sales Teams, featuring Snyk's Eth…

We kick off our Thursday operator series with the VP of Sales at Snyk, Ethan Schechter. He and CJ get into how finance and sales can work together to set and achieve revenue goals, how to create a winning culture …

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Oct. 23, 2023

E9: Why You Should Say Yes More as a CFO, with Envoy CFO Sinohe Terre…

Sinohe Terrero, CFO of Envoy, sits down with CJ in episode nine of Run the Numbers to discuss why CFOs should actually say "yes" more, and be known as an enabler, not a blocker, to your organization.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Bonus: CFO AMA with Kurtis Hanni — Career Advice, A CFO's Biggest Lie…

Kurtis Hanni, SMB CFO and writer of Frameworks & Finance, joins CJ for a special listener mailbag episode of Run the Numbers, where they answer questions about career advice, finance leader lies, pricing strategy tricks, and more.

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Oct. 16, 2023

E8: The Complete Guide to TAM (Total Addressable Market) with Lightsp…

Sebastian Duesterhoeft, partner at Lightspeed Ventures, joins CJ to talk about anything and everything start-up operators need to know about your Total Addressable Market (TAM).

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Oct. 9, 2023

E7: What CFOs Should Know About Acquisitions, from Shippo / eero CFO …

On episode seven of Run the Numbers, Olivier Adler (CFO of Shippo, and former CFO of eero) and CJ dive deep into the world of acquisitions, and go a layer deeper than what you find online through Olivier's previous experience …

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Oct. 2, 2023

E6: Insights from Carta's CFO on the Art of Scaling

Charly Kevers (CFO of Carta) joins CJ on episode six of Run the Numbers, where they talk through the most important qualities of great CFOs, why you should look at every part of your business as a startup, and more.

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Sept. 25, 2023

E5: CFO Jenny Decker Unveils Top Frameworks Used at Front

On episode five of Run the Numbers, Jenny Decker (CFO of Front) sits down with host CJ Gustafson to talk top frameworks at Front, the importance of storytelling, and taking the road less traveled.

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Sept. 25, 2023

E5: CFO Jenny Decker Unveils Top Frameworks at Front

On episode five of Run the Numbers, Jenny Decker (CFO of Front) sits down with host CJ Gustafson to talk top frameworks at Front, the importance of storytelling, and taking the road less traveled.

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Sept. 18, 2023

E4: The Unexpected Qualities of Great CFOs with Public.com’s Sruthi L…

On episode four of Run The Numbers, Sruthi Lanka (CFO of Public.com) joins host CJ Gustafson to discuss the unexpected qualities of great CFOs, how to manage your team well and achieve great retention, how to build relationships across company …

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Sept. 11, 2023

E3: Netflix Co-Founder Jim Cook Shares the Secrets to Being a Great C…

This week on Run The Numbers, host CJ Gustafson is joined by an all-time great: Jim Cook, one of the six original co-founders of Netflix, ex CFO of Mozilla (2009 - 2018), and one of the first 100 employees at …

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Sept. 4, 2023

E2: Webflow VP Finance Ivan Makarov on Understanding Startup Equity

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 …

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Aug. 25, 2023

Introducing: Run the Numbers with CJ Gustafson

Run the Numbers with CJ Gustafson is a weekly podcast about financial metrics and business models, designed for ambitious people operating tech startups.

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