Run the Numbers
Summary
Run the Numbers is a twice-weekly podcast about financial metrics and business models, designed for ambitious people operating tech startups. It's a collection of things host CJ Gustafson (CFO at Partstech and writer of Mostly Metrics) has learned and thought about in the trenches as a tech CFO. This show is meant to serve as a playbook of sorts for the stuff CJ wishes he knew earlier in his career, both from experience and from copying people smarter than himself. Topics frequently touch upon Startup SaaS Metrics, Annual Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Headcount, Equity, Dilution, and Fundraising – and how all of these drive business performance and growth.
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Episodes
Minted’s CFO: Half the Year Happens in One Month
Feb 23, 2026 ∙ 1h1min
How a CFO Budgets for Forward Deployed Engineers
Feb 19, 2026 ∙ 53min
What Investors Want to Hear in Board Meetings
Feb 16, 2026 ∙ 53min
Rivian’s CFO on Raising $14B and EV Economics
Feb 12, 2026 ∙ 49min
Why Revenue Recognition Is the Next AI Battleground | Dan Miller of RightRev
Feb 9, 2026 ∙ 47min