# Mostly metrics

> A newsletter for current and aspiring CFOs. SaaS Metrics, Go to Market Strategy, and Capital Market insights (you can actually understand).

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## Posts
- [The Nightman Cometh for Late Stage SaaS: Airtable Acquired by Bending Spoons](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/the-nightman-cometh-for-late-stage-saas-airtable-acquired-by-bending-spoons): Benchmarks for Operators 8/9/26
- [Exclusive Report: Finance in the Real World](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/exclusive-report-finance-in-the-real-world): How CFOs at the World's Most Capital-Intensive Companies Operate
- [What Will CFOs Do About Token Costs?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/what-will-cfos-do-about-token-costs): Driving accountability throughout the P&L
- [Masking Your Metrics](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/masking-your-metrics): Benchmarks for Operators 8/3/26
- [NEW REPORT: Finance in the Real World](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/new-report-finance-in-the-real-world): How CFOs at the World's Most Capital-Intensive Companies Operate
- [How to Tell a Demanding Founder They're Wrong](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-tell-a-demanding-founder-they-re-wrong): Navigating the CEO - CFO relationship
- [Domo? The Post Operating SPAC?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/domo-the-post-operating-spac): Benchmarks for Operators 7/26/26
- [How to Audit Your AI Bill for Savings](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-audit-your-ai-bill-for-savings): Video walkthrough with concrete changes you can make to save money
- [The Tax Mechanic That Showed the Whole Company My Comp](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/the-tax-mechanic-that-showed-the-whole-company-my-comp): What is a 280G Gross Up?
- [Cumberland Farms IPO: S1 Breakdown](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/cumberland-farms-ipo-s1-breakdown): Benchmarks for Operators 7/19/26
- [Closer to the Metal: The Rise of the “Director” Level IC](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/closer-to-the-metal-the-rise-of-the-director-level-ic): The State of Finance and Accounting Talent (July)
- [How Databricks Pays Reps to Drive Consumption](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-databricks-pays-reps-to-drive-consumption): Analyzing their commitment model, from $1 million to $5 billion in revenue
- [Jersey Mikes IPO: S1 Breakdown](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/jersey-mikes-ipo-s1-breakdown): Benchmarks for Operators 7/12/26
- [How to Classify Your LLM Costs on the P&L](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-classify-your-llm-costs-on-the-p-l): Plus, reporting usage based ARR, and adjusting metrics post RIF, all in this week's CFO Mailbag!
- [Tactics for Budgeting at Hyperscale](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/tactics-for-budgeting-at-hyperscale): What Vercel's CFO taught me about running multiple plans at once
- [Mini Doc: The History of Stock Exchanges](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/mini-doc-the-history-of-stock-exchanges): Benchmarks for Operators 7/5/26
- [How to Build a Rolling 13 Week Cash Flow Forecast Using Claude + Excel](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-build-a-rolling-13-week-cash-flow-forecast-using-claude-excel): "Net 30 is a lie" - Rick Ross Voice
- [Mostly Controllers: Why We Get Excited About Deferred Revenue (a Liability)](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/mostly-controllers-why-we-get-excited-about-deferred-revenue-a-liability): Your Biggest Liability Is Your Best Story
- [Exclusive Takeaways from our Q1 Private Company Benchmark Report ](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/exclusive-takeaways-from-our-q1-private-company-benchmark-report): Download our Q1 Startup Benchmarks
- [Lime Scooters IPO: S1 Breakdown](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/lime-scooters-ipo-s1-breakdown): Your favorite micromobility brand rides from the ashes (to pay back it's debt)
- [Net Dollar Retention Benchmarks: Where'd All the 130s Go?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/net-dollar-retention-benchmarks-where-d-all-the-130s-go): Benchmarks for Operators 6/21/26
- [How to Build a Sales Capacity Model Using Claude + Excel](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-build-a-sales-capacity-model-using-claude-excel): The bottoms-up build of your company’s revenue potential. Rep by rep.
- [How Rivian Plans for Stuff That Doesn't Exist Yet](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-rivian-plans-for-stuff-that-doesn-t-exist-yet): Sweating the capacity you have
- [How Much Did the Bankers Actually Make on the SpaceX IPO?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-much-did-the-bankers-actually-make-on-the-spacex-ipo): Benchmarks for Operators 6/14/26
- [Bending Spoons IPO: S1 Breakdown](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/bending-spoons-ipo-s1-breakdown): The owner of AOL, Evernote, Vimeo, and Eventbrite goes public
- [Will FP&A Eat IR?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/will-fp-a-eat-ir): What's the future of the IR role? And where does it sit on the org chart?
- [Google is raising $80 billion, and you're bearish?](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/google-is-raising-80-billion-and-you-re-bearish): Benchmarks for Operators 6/7/26
- [How to talk about ARR for Consumption Based Businesses](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-to-talk-about-arr-for-consumption-based-businesses): Plus, hard pivots to AI, rising CAC, and what to include in Gross Margin, all in this week's CFO Mailbag!
- [How Fanatics Thinks About LTV to CAC Across Multiple Product Lines](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/how-fanatics-thinks-about-ltv-to-cac-across-multiple-product-lines): Getting to a Single View of the Fan
- [NDR is Slowly Being Euthanized](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/ndr-is-slowly-being-euthanized-3cf4): Benchmarks for Operators 5/31/26
- [The Great Reshuffling](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/the-great-reshuffling): The State of Finance and Accounting Talent (May)
- [5 Ways Finance Can Be More Helpful to Sales](https://www.mostlymetrics.com/p/5-ways-finance-can-be-more-helpful-to-sales): “Help is defined in the mind of the recipient.”