{"podcast":{"title":"Run the Numbers","slug":"run-the-numbers-6739797","podcast_index_feed_id":6739797,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e7a9a40/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://mostlymetrics.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45278832/8c50db432ea6824a.jpg","author":"CJ Gustafson","episode_count":306,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T20:18:41.062910+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797"},"episode":{"title":"Cumberland Farms S-1 Breakdown: Fuel, Snacks, and Debt","slug":"cumberland-farms-s-1-breakdown-fuel-snacks-and-debt","published_at":"2026-07-16T09:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/cumberland-farms-s-1-breakdown-fuel-snacks-and-debt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cjgustafson222/episodes/Cumberland-Farms-S-1-Breakdown-Fuel--Snacks--and-Debt-e3m4rb0","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e7a9a40/podcast/play/122891040/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-15%2F428034546-44100-2-f9bda63eca26b.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ breaks down Cumberland Farms’ IPO filing and the surprising business behind it. — SPONSORS: RightRev is an automated revenue recognition platform that lets your product team ship new pricing without asking finance for permission, and your sales team close deals without creating downstream chaos. Check out their free tool at calculator.rightrev.com It scores your rev rec process, shows what's exposing you to risk, and tells you exactly where to focus before it bites you in the rear end. Check it out at https://calculator.rightrev.com Pulley is an equity management platform that lets you issue options, model dilution, and complete 409As without your cap table turning into a spreadsheet disaster. Founders raising, hiring, and scaling use Pulley to keep equity clean and stay focused on building. Learn more or request a demo at https://pulley.com/mostlymetrics Rillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to replace NetSuite and close faster. With revenue recognition, close management, multi-entity support, and native Stripe and Salesforce integrations, Rillet helps scaling companies run their finance stack in one place. Hundreds of teams, including Windsurf and Mercor, use Rillet to make the zero-day close real. Book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cj Maximor is an autonomous finance platform that runs order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, the close, cash management, and reporting on self-learning agents instead of a dozen disconnected tools. One PE-backed customer cut their close in half, took audit findings from seven to zero, and cut back-office costs by 70% in six months. You pay for outcomes, not seats. See it at https://www.maximor.ai/ Brex is an intelligent finance platform with AI-powered agents that capture ex…","meta_description":"On this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ breaks down Cumberland Farms’ IPO filing and the surprising business behind it. — SPONSORS: RightRev is an automate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2198,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/run-the-numbers-6739797/episodes/cumberland-farms-s-1-breakdown-fuel-snacks-and-debt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/cumberland-farms-s-1-breakdown-fuel-snacks-and-debt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}