Run the Numbers

Learn from leadership coach Dave Kline on fostering high performance cultures, setting expectations, and delegation strategies. Explore lessons from Bridgewater, importance of ownership, and navigating workplace dynamics. Discover effective team empowerment tactics in one-on-one meetings.

Join CJ and his first FP&A hire, Alex Peterson, as they share war stories about performance reviews, net dollar retention rates, and Frank Slootman’s retirement. Get insights on job market challenges post-COVID, balancing cringe and reflection in performance reviews, and navigating career progression and legacy. Don't miss out on their personal anecdotes and finance insights on bonds!

This podcast features insights from Rippling's CFO on building a compound startup, R&D investment strategies, maximizing revenue streams, SaaS metric reporting challenges, growth strategy, execution for startup success, employee-centric moves, finance software stack, tools adoption, expense culture, financial compliance, CEO oversight, and investor responsibility.

Discover the secrets to scaling a marketplace business with insights from Jack Greco, co-founder of ACV Auctions. Topics include the human element in marketplaces, setting make-good budgets, business seasonality, auction model impacts on supply and demand liquidity, and the importance of trust in marketplace success.

CFO Matt Gallatin discusses SaaS 101 training, strategic pivot to DaaS, major business transformations, cybersecurity growth strategies, international living reflections, and unconventional expense tools in this insightful podcast.

In this podcast, Jim Cook discusses decision-making frameworks for CFOs, the importance of communication, and leadership challenges. He emphasizes challenging assumptions with data, tailoring presentations for different audiences, and prioritizing relationships in CFO roles. The episode offers valuable insights for finance professionals navigating high-pressure situations.

Former CFO of Salesloft, Chad Gold, discusses building durable careers in venture-backed ecosystems. Topics include building relationships with investors, navigating majority recaps, empowering employees through ownership, and the value of playbooks in executive roles.

Dr. Andre Retterath, investing partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, discusses the levels of the AI tech stack, changes in back office functions for finance and operations, and his favorite decision-making frameworks. They explore challenges in finance, improving AI's capabilities with numbers, and the integration of machine learning in venture capital investing.

CFO of ClickUp, Dan Zhang, discusses her time at Amazon, personal finance philosophy, and important decision-making frameworks such as the Trust Formula and the Empty Boat Test. They also cover the significance of work ethic, effective communication, and scenario planning. Additionally, they explore the importance of attitude, mindset, and rewiring the mind. They discuss scheduling, prioritizing meetings, and different decision-making frameworks. They reflect on a career mistake, talk about their finance software stack, and share a funny expense anecdote.

Philip Watson, CFO of Paddle, discusses the complexities of IPOs and acquisitions. Topics include tech versus revenue acquisitions, operating within debt covenants, FP&A's role in the IPO process, picking disclosed metrics, decision making frameworks, and more.