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In this episode, Rishi Garg, former Head of Corporate Development at Twitter and Square, shares insider knowledge on tech acquisitions. . He explains when companies should start considering M&A and the three key approaches: tops down, bottoms up, and strategy …
In this episode of Turpentine Finance, Sasha sits down with Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE)
In this episode, Sasha sits down with Jody Padar, the Radical CPA, 3x author, to discuss the incentive misalignment in accounting firms, and how radical pricing can solve it
In this episode, Sasha sits down with Seema Amble, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Seema shares her research on the transformation of the CFO’s office, and how generative AI is powering financial teams. She discusses how AI can empower CFOs and …
In this episode of Turpentine Finance, Sasha sits down with Dan Fletcher, CFO of Planful. They discuss how CFOs can build trust with the CEO and the board, balancing growth and profitability across different company stages, the nuances of working …
In this episode, Sasha sits down with Nadia Asoyan, former CFO of Strike, Robinhood, and Controller at Square.
In this episode, Tomer London, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Gusto, shares insights into aligning product and finance teams for responsible growth. He dives deep into the frameworks and practices Gusto employed to make trade-offs between core products, expansion …
Today is a special episode where CJ Gustafson and Sasha Orloff (3x founder and current CEO of Puzzle) go deep on the CFO-CEO mindsets…and talk podcasting.
In this episode, CJ discusses the business of global payments and B2B fintech with Camilla Matias Morais, COO of Brex.
In this episode, CJ talks with the original duo of the HR Heretics podcast, Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church about tech layoffs in 2024.
Todd Rakow, CFO of Gladly joins CJ for this deep dive into usage-based revenue models, strategic finance leadership, and the complexities of managing growth and headcount in line with ARR.
Today CJ is joined by Cameron Hyzer, the CFO of ZoomInfo, one of the world's most successful publicly traded data businesses.
Today CJ welcomes Dave Kline, a leadership coach and owner of the MGMT Accelerator to the pod. The discussion covers tactical advice for managers and leaders to develop high performance cultures among their current teams, including setting clear expectations, running …
Today, the tables are turned as guest Alex Peterson, an expert in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) – and CJ’s first hire – puts CJ in the hot seat.
In this episode, CJ interviews Jack Greco, the founder of ACV Auctions, a publicly traded B2B marketplace for automobiles. They cover the human ingredient necessary in any marketplace business, why marketplaces should be thought about as the cart and not …
In this episode, CJ is joined by Matt Gallatin, CFO of Stack Overflow, the largest online community for developers and one of the most popular websites in the world.
Today CJ welcomes back Jim Cook, a renowned coach to chief financial officers throughout Silicon Valley through his company BenchBoard Advisory -- and a co-founder of Netflix. Jim takes us through a number of frameworks for decision making and communication.
On today’s episode, CJ welcomes Chad Gold, the CFO of G2 and the former CFO of Salesloft.
In this episode, CJ welcomes Andre Retterath, investing partner at Earlybird Venture Capital. This is a masterclass on AI where they cover the different levels of the AI tech stack and how to implement AI across tech organizations in the …
In this episode, CJ welcomes Dan Zhang, the CFO of ClickUp for a highly tactical and transparent conversation about getting–and staying– in the CFO seat.
In this episode, CJ is joined by Lee Kirkpatrick, the former CFO of Twilio who led them through their 2016 IPO. This is inside baseball to taking your company public - a must listen.
Today CJ hosts Dave Yuan, the founder and partner at Tidemark — a legend in the world of vertical SaaS.
Tony Kim, Managing Director at Blackrock, joins CJ this week to touch on the secrets of durable businesses, why TAM is an unreliable measure of potential, competitive moats and 2nd/3rd acts as necessary means for sustainable growth, and more.
Jonathan Becker, CEO of Thrive Digital, breaks down learnings from his 12+ years of running data-led marketing campaigns for top startups like Uber, Asana, and Square.