Our Guest: CJ Gustafson is the Chief Financial Officer of PartsTech, an automotive-focused vertical SaaS platform which recently raised a Series C led by OpenView Ventures.  He is also the author of Mostly Metrics, a metrics-centric SaaS newsletter. 

Episode Topics:

• The dichotomy between investor metrics and operator metrics. 
• Metrics that investors can overemphasize.
• What metrics CJ  prioritizes when running a business?
• CJ's insights on raising a Series C in a challenging equity market in 2023. 
• His advice on building out a finance function in an early stage company?
• Identifying potential sources of "financial athletes" to hire.
• CJ’s views on choosing the right company and maximizing the upside from your equity compensation..

Episode Resources:

https://www.mostlymetrics.com/

https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/building-finance-teams

https://twitter.com/cjgustafson222

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-gustafson-13140948/

https://kellblog.com/2022/10/11/you-cant-fix-a-cac-payback-period-the-operator-vs-investor-view-of-saas-metrics/

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