{"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":"What It Takes to Go Public Today | Inside the IPO Process with RBC’s Federico Acabbi","slug":"what-it-takes-to-go-public-today-inside-the-ipo-process-with-rbc-s-federico-acabbi","published_at":"2026-03-23T09:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797/what-it-takes-to-go-public-today-inside-the-ipo-process-with-rbc-s-federico-acabbi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-numbers-6739797","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cjgustafson222/episodes/What-It-Takes-to-Go-Public-Today--Inside-the-IPO-Process-with-RBCs-Federico-Acabbi-e3gl8rc","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e7a9a40/podcast/play/117137708/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-18%2F420308028-44100-2-0a42803d136b4.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Federico Acabbi, investment banker at RBC, to break down what’s happening across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and the broader software market. They cover why horizontal software is under pressure while security spend holds up, what it really takes to go public today, and how the IPO process actually works behind the scenes—from diligence to pricing. — SPONSORS: Rillet is an AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams that want to close faster without fighting legacy systems. Designed to support complex revenue recognition, multi-entity operations, and real-time reporting, Rillet helps teams achieve a true zero-day close—with some customers closing in hours, not days. If you’re scaling on an ERP that wasn’t built in the 90s, book a demo at https://www.rillet.com/cj Tabs is an AI-native revenue platform that unifies billing, collections, and revenue recognition for companies running usage-based or complex contracts. By bringing together ERP, CRM, and real product usage data into a single system of record, Tabs eliminates manual reconciliations and speeds up close and cash collection. Companies like Cortex, Statsig, and Cursor trust Tabs to scale revenue efficiently. Learn more at https://www.tabs.com/run Abacum is a modern FP&A platform built by former CFOs to replace slow, consultant-heavy planning tools. With self-service integrations and AI-powered workflows for forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario modeling, Abacum helps finance teams scale without becoming software admins. Trusted by teams at Strava, Replit, and JG Wentworth—learn more at https://www.abacum.ai Brex is an intelligent finance platform that combines corporate cards, built-in expense management, and AI agents to eliminate manual finance…","meta_description":"In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Federico Acabbi, investment banker at RBC, to break down what’s happening across cybersecurity, infr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3398,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/run-the-numbers-6739797/episodes/what-it-takes-to-go-public-today-inside-the-ipo-process-with-rbc-s-federico-acabbi/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/what-it-takes-to-go-public-today-inside-the-ipo-process-with-rbc-s-federico-acabbi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}