# Run the Numbers

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Official site: https://mostlymetrics.com/
Author: CJ Gustafson
Episodes: 306

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [The Four Stages of World-Class FP&A with Datadog’s AJ Ljubich](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-four-stages-of-world-class-fp-a-with-datadog-s-aj-ljubich) — 2026-07-23T09:02:00+00:00
- [Dave McClure and Aman Verjee on Angel Investing at Scale, 500 Startups, and Practical VC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/dave-mcclure-and-aman-verjee-on-angel-investing-at-scale-500-startups-and-practical-vc) — 2026-07-20T09:02:00+00:00
- [Cumberland Farms S-1 Breakdown: Fuel, Snacks, and Debt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/cumberland-farms-s-1-breakdown-fuel-snacks-and-debt) — 2026-07-16T09:02:00+00:00
- [Token Economics, AI ROI, and the Future of Investment Banking with Rahul Rekhi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/token-economics-ai-roi-and-the-future-of-investment-banking-with-rahul-rekhi) — 2026-07-13T09:02:00+00:00
- [Jersey Mike’s S-1 Breakdown: How a $4.2B Sandwich Machine Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/jersey-mike-s-s-1-breakdown-how-a-4-2b-sandwich-machine-works) — 2026-07-09T09:02:00+00:00
- [The CFO Who Was “Ill Equipped” to Save Lehman Brothers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-cfo-who-was-ill-equipped-to-save-lehman-brothers) — 2026-07-06T09:02:00+00:00
- [How Finance Teams Are Actually Using AI | Opendoor, Datadog, PwC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/how-finance-teams-are-actually-using-ai-opendoor-datadog-pwc) — 2026-07-02T09:02:00+00:00
- [Lime’s S-1 Breakdown: The $1.8B Scooter IPO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/lime-s-s-1-breakdown-the-1-8b-scooter-ipo) — 2026-06-25T09:02:00+00:00
- [How Confluent’s CFO Runs Planning, Pricing, and Prioritization](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/how-confluent-s-cfo-runs-planning-pricing-and-prioritization) — 2026-06-22T09:02:00+00:00
- [Salesforce Paid $2.1 Billion for His Company: Meet the CFO Who Made it Happen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/salesforce-paid-2-1-billion-for-his-company-meet-the-cfo-who-made-it-happen) — 2026-06-18T09:02:00+00:00
- [SoundCloud CFO Dan Bettes on Marketplace Liquidity, Music, and Forecasting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/soundcloud-cfo-dan-bettes-on-marketplace-liquidity-music-and-forecasting) — 2026-06-15T09:02:00+00:00
- [Bending Spoons S1: How Italy's Software Acquirer Built a $20B Empire From the Discount Rack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/bending-spoons-s1-how-italy-s-software-acquirer-built-a-20b-empire-from-the-discount-rack) — 2026-06-11T09:02:00+00:00
- [Vercel's CFO Marten Abrahamsen: Move Fast or Fall Behind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/vercel-s-cfo-marten-abrahamsen-move-fast-or-fall-behind) — 2026-06-08T09:02:00+00:00
- [A CFO Explains Stock Exchanges](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/a-cfo-explains-stock-exchanges) — 2026-06-04T09:02:00+00:00
- [Zapier's CFO on Closing the Books in 5 Days, AI Hiring Bars, and M&A Discipline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/zapier-s-cfo-on-closing-the-books-in-5-days-ai-hiring-bars-and-m-a-discipline) — 2026-06-01T09:02:00+00:00
- [Navan CFO Aurélien Nolf on Resource Allocation, IR, and AI in Finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/navan-cfo-aur-lien-nolf-on-resource-allocation-ir-and-ai-in-finance) — 2026-05-28T09:02:00+00:00
- [SpaceX Is Going Public: Here's Everything You Need to Know](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/spacex-is-going-public-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know) — 2026-05-25T09:02:00+00:00
- [5 Ways CFOs Can Build a Better Sales Engine with Paul Stansik](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/5-ways-cfos-can-build-a-better-sales-engine-with-paul-stansik) — 2026-05-21T09:02:00+00:00
- [Figure CFO Macrina Kgil on Blockchain Lending, Stablecoins, and IPOs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/figure-cfo-macrina-kgil-on-blockchain-lending-stablecoins-and-ipos) — 2026-05-18T09:02:00+00:00
- [Cerebras IPO: S1 Breakdown - The Giant Chip, the OpenAI Deal, and the $24B Backlog](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/cerebras-ipo-s1-breakdown-the-giant-chip-the-openai-deal-and-the-24b-backlog) — 2026-05-14T09:02:00+00:00
- [The Investor Behind Warby Parker, Harry’s, and the Psychology of Consumer Growth | David Bell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-investor-behind-warby-parker-harry-s-and-the-psychology-of-consumer-growth-david-bell) — 2026-05-11T09:02:00+00:00
- [Inside Mostly Media: The Team Behind Run the Numbers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/inside-mostly-media-the-team-behind-run-the-numbers) — 2026-05-07T09:02:00+00:00
- [Diamonds, De Beers, and the Death of Artificial Scarcity | A CFO Explains Diamonds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/diamonds-de-beers-and-the-death-of-artificial-scarcity-a-cfo-explains-diamonds) — 2026-05-04T09:02:00+00:00
- [The North Face Former CFO: How Finance Builds Iconic Brands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-north-face-former-cfo-how-finance-builds-iconic-brands) — 2026-04-27T09:02:00+00:00
- [How Great Deals Are Found, Evaluated, and Won | PSG’s Chris Nesbitt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/how-great-deals-are-found-evaluated-and-won-psg-s-chris-nesbitt) — 2026-04-23T09:02:00+00:00
- [Why Health Tech Doesn’t Operate Like SaaS | Manu Diwakar, CFO of Virta Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/why-health-tech-doesn-t-operate-like-saas-manu-diwakar-cfo-of-virta-health) — 2026-04-20T09:02:00+00:00
- [Inside Figma’s Financial Playbook with CFO Praveer Melwani](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/inside-figma-s-financial-playbook-with-cfo-praveer-melwani) — 2026-04-16T09:02:00+00:00
- [Wealthfront’s CFO on Automation, Compounding Growth, and Going Public](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/wealthfront-s-cfo-on-automation-compounding-growth-and-going-public) — 2026-04-13T09:02:00+00:00
- [How Strategic CFOs Get It Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/how-strategic-cfos-get-it-wrong) — 2026-04-09T09:02:00+00:00
- [CFO Explains: The Rise of Secondaries and the Death of the IPO Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/cfo-explains-the-rise-of-secondaries-and-the-death-of-the-ipo-path) — 2026-04-06T09:02:00+00:00
- [Fanatics CFO on CAC, LTV, and Capital Allocation Across Verticals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/fanatics-cfo-on-cac-ltv-and-capital-allocation-across-verticals) — 2026-04-02T09:02:00+00:00
- [AI Pricing and the Hidden Growth Lever Most CFOs Ignore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/ai-pricing-and-the-hidden-growth-lever-most-cfos-ignore) — 2026-03-26T09:02:00+00:00
- [What It Takes to Go Public Today | Inside the IPO Process with RBC’s Federico Acabbi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/what-it-takes-to-go-public-today-inside-the-ipo-process-with-rbc-s-federico-acabbi) — 2026-03-23T09:02:00+00:00
- [The Anatomy of Financial Bubbles | Lessons From 200 Years of Market Panic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-anatomy-of-financial-bubbles-lessons-from-200-years-of-market-panic) — 2026-03-19T09:02:00+00:00
- [Marketplace Economics | Faire CFO Jason Lee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/marketplace-economics-faire-cfo-jason-lee) — 2026-03-16T09:02:00+00:00
- [Blockchain.com CFO on How Crypto Exchanges Actually Make Money](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/blockchain-com-cfo-on-how-crypto-exchanges-actually-make-money) — 2026-03-12T09:02:00+00:00
- [Venture Debt Explained: How Startup Lending Actually Works | Marshall Hawks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/venture-debt-explained-how-startup-lending-actually-works-marshall-hawks) — 2026-03-09T09:02:00+00:00
- [How Superhuman Structures Its Analytics Team | Chris Byington](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/how-superhuman-structures-its-analytics-team-chris-byington) — 2026-03-05T10:02:00+00:00
- [The Economics of Marketplaces: Take Rates, Middlemen, and Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-economics-of-marketplaces-take-rates-middlemen-and-power) — 2026-03-02T10:02:00+00:00
- [The $150B Secondary Market and the Future of Venture Liquidity | Mike Jung](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/the-150b-secondary-market-and-the-future-of-venture-liquidity-mike-jung) — 2026-02-26T10:02:00+00:00
- [Minted’s CFO: Half the Year Happens in One Month](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/minted-s-cfo-half-the-year-happens-in-one-month) — 2026-02-23T10:02:00+00:00

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