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GHP # 106 - Operator #3 - The Role of CFO and Navigating Hyper Growth in Startup
This episode features CJ Gustafson, the CFO of PartsTech and founder of the popular finance blog Mostly Metrics. He started his career in PE eventually wanting a bigger challenge, helping him land a role at a startup. Now as CFO, he describes the day to day and what it means to be the right hand person to the CEO.
In this episode, we cover topics such as:
- The role of a CFO
- Common financial mistakes made by startups
- Forecasting in a hypergrowth company
- The world of vanity metrics
00:03:00 Path to tech
00:07:52 The CFO role has evolved significantly.
00:10:49 Managing expectations in unpredictable startups.
00:16:37 Choose companies with growth potential.
00:20:02 Transparency and trust drive success.
00:24:06 Personalize and forecast for success.
00:30:20 Importance of cash flow forecasting
00:36:08 Metrics should be understandable, comparative, and be behavior-changing.
00:41:59 Avoid relying on vanity metrics.
00:46:02 Hiring within finance
00:51:32 Control of time equals happiness.
00:55:41 Stack your talents for success.
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This episode features CJ Gustafson, the CFO of PartsTech and founder of the popular finance blog Mostly Metrics. He started his career in PE eventually wanting a bigger challenge, helping him land a role at a startup. Now as CFO, he describes the day to day and what it means to be the right hand person to the CEO.
In this episode, we cover topics such as:
- The role of a CFO
- Common financial mistakes made by startups
- Forecasting in a hypergrowth company
- The world of vanity metrics
00:03:00 Path to tech
00:07:52 The CFO role has evolved significantly.
00:10:49 Managing expectations in unpredictable startups.
00:16:37 Choose companies with growth potential.
00:20:02 Transparency and trust drive success.
00:24:06 Personalize and forecast for success.
00:30:20 Importance of cash flow forecasting
00:36:08 Metrics should be understandable, comparative, and be behavior-changing.
00:41:59 Avoid relying on vanity metrics.
00:46:02 Hiring within finance
00:51:32 Control of time equals happiness.
00:55:41 Stack your talents for success.