CFO of PartsTech: A SaaS CFO's Atomic Metrics
Episode description
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/
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