Run the Numbers

Run the Numbers

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Inside the Economics of Independent Creators | Mostly Growth

Mostly Growth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MostlyGrowthMostly Growth on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mostly-growth/id1842238102Mostly Growth on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KDtaLaXx1obFp5PUhZ6V3In this year-end episode of Mostly Growth, CJ Gusta ...  Show more

 . 40min 44sec

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Inside the Economics of Independent Creators | Mostly Growth

Mostly Growth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MostlyGrowthMostly Growth on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mostly-growth/id1842238102Mostly Growth on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KDtaLaXx1obFp5PUhZ6V3In this year-end episode of Mostly Growth, CJ Gusta ...  Show more

 . 40min 44sec
Capital Spoilage and Leakage: A CFO’s Guide to Finding What’s Lost | Mostly Classics

[Original air date: June 5, 2025]How can finance leaders identify where their capital is silently going to waste and where it can be better used to drive growth? In this episode, CJ interviews Russell Lester, the CFO of Tropic, where capital allocation is both the product and the ...  Show more

 . 57min 17sec
From CFO to Founder: Inside the Making of Mostly Media | Paul Stansik Interviews CJ

In this special, table-turning episode of Run the Numbers, CJ Gustafson steps out of the host’s chair as Paul Stansik—Operating Partner at ParkerGale and author of the Hello Operator newsletter—takes over the interview. What began as a planned discussion on annual planning best p ...  Show more

 . 56min 56sec
AirPods as Recurring Revenue, Direct Mail’s Revival, and Other Growth Predictions | Mostly Growth

Mostly Growth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MostlyGrowthMostly Growth on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mostly-growth/id1842238102Mostly Growth on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KDtaLaXx1obFp5PUhZ6V3In this episode of Mostly Growth, CJ Gustafson, Kyl ...  Show more

 . 35min 23sec
Running the Long Game in Growth Equity | Larry Contrella

In this episode of Run the Numbers, CJ Gustafson sits down with Larry Contrella, General Partner at JMI Equity, to unpack how JMI invests in software without financial engineering or roll-up strategies. Larry explains how the firm builds conviction through founder relationships, ...  Show more

 . 54min 57sec