Run the Numbers (CJ Gustafson)
CJ Gustafson
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,…
Recent Episodes
Dave McClure and Aman Verjee on Angel Investing at Scale, 500 Startups, and Practical VC
Jul 20, 2026Dave McClure and Aman Verjee, co-founders of Practical VC and former PayPal executives, discuss their evolution from early-stage angel investing through 500 Startups to secondary venture investing. They explore the history of accelerators, the power of writing and speaking for building credibility, and their transition from seed-stage volume investing to later-stage secondary fund acquisitions and buyouts.
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Jul 17, 2026The New Career Track Nobody Saw Coming: The Forward Deployed Banker
Jul 16, 2026The Cumberland Farms IPO Has One Big Problem
Jul 16, 2026Finance Is the Goldilocks Zone for AI. Here's Why
Jul 14, 2026Why “Token Maxing” Is a Trap | Rahul Rekhi on AI ROI and Banking
Jul 13, 2026Is Jersey Mike's Worth $12 Billion? Let's Run the Comps.
Jul 12, 2026How Jersey Mike's Makes Money Without Owning a Single Store
Jul 10, 2026The $5M Budget Bust and Why Bad News Should Travel Fast
Jul 9, 2026Jersey Mike’s IPO: The $4.2B Sandwich Machine
Jul 9, 2026
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