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CFO Explains: The Rise of Secondaries and the Death of the IPO Path
Secondaries aren’t a niche anymore — they’re the main event. In 2025, the secondary market hit $233B, outpacing IPOs 5:1. This episode breaks down ho…
5 months ago
Fanatics CFO on CAC, LTV, and Capital Allocation Across Verticals
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Glenn Schiffman, CFO of Fanatics. They break down the economics of sports IP, how Fanatics appr…
5 months ago
AI Pricing and the Hidden Growth Lever Most CFOs Ignore
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Kunal Agarwal, CFO of Gorgias, to unpack how AI is reshaping pricing and operations. They discu…
5 months, 1 week ago
What It Takes to Go Public Today | Inside the IPO Process with RBC’s Federico Acabbi
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Federico Acabbi, investment banker at RBC, to break down what’s happening across cybersecurity,…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Anatomy of Financial Bubbles | Lessons From 200 Years of Market Panic
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with financial historian and PayPal Mafia member Aman Varejee to explore the recurring patterns behi…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Marketplace Economics | Faire CFO Jason Lee
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Jason Lee, CFO of Faire, to unpack the economics of wholesale marketplaces. They break down how…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Blockchain.com CFO on How Crypto Exchanges Actually Make Money
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Mike Wilcox, CFO of Blockchain.com, to unpack the economics of crypto exchanges. They discuss h…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Venture Debt Explained: How Startup Lending Actually Works | Marshall Hawks
CJ sits down with Marshall Hawks, a 20-year veteran of venture lending and author of Venture Debt Deals. They cover the real rules of thumb behind de…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
How Superhuman Structures Its Analytics Team | Chris Byington
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ sits down with Superhuman’s Head of Analytics Chris Byington. They break down where analytics should sit insid…
6 months ago
The Economics of Marketplaces: Take Rates, Middlemen, and Power
In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ breaks down the 5,000-year history of marketplaces—from Mesopotamia to Amazon—and the economics behind take ra…
6 months ago