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Run the Numbers

by 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, and the decisions that drive performance and growth.

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Run the Numbers ·1w ago ·1h 7m

Robinhood's CFO on Refounding & the Art of Capital Allocation | Shiv Verma

Run the Numbers hosts CJ Gustafson in conversation with Shiv Verma, CFO of Robinhood, to explore the fintech company's 2022 "refounding" and its approach to capital allocation at scale. The episode centers on how Robinhood operates with unusual discipline: Verma personally approves every headcount and marketing dollar…

Worth it if you're a founder, CFO, or finance leader interested in capital discipline, operational frameworks, and how a major fintech company thinks about resource allocation and product prioritization.

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Run the Numbers ·1w ago ·15 min

Token Series Part 1 | How AI Created a New Budget

Run the Numbers Part 1 explores the emerging challenge of AI token spend as a significant and growing line item on corporate P&Ls. Host CJ Gustafson interviews Ali Hussain from Tabs, a revenue platform specializing in usage-based billing, to unpack how companies are grappling with AI inference costs. The episode…

Worth it if you're a finance leader, CFO, or CTO grappling with AI cost allocation, or building tools in the AI finance stack.

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