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Risk & Controls

Fire Up the Gulf Stream! The History of Corporate PJs

Aug 23, 2026

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22 min read

Fire Up the Gulf Stream! The History of Corporate PJs

Benchmarks for Operators 8/23/26

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
How Long Can You Realistically Put off Your First Audit for?

Mar 26, 2026

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5 min read

How Long Can You Realistically Put off Your First Audit for?

Plus, when to hire your head of FP&A, best business book you've read, and how to run a great weekly pipeline call. All in this month’s CFO mailbag!

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Price of the Premium Going Up

Jan 20, 2026

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10 min read

Price of the Premium Going Up

Cobras, Kidknappers, and CISOs. Why Risk Math Don’t Math

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Your Complete Guide to Business Insurance (for Tech Companies)

Dec 2, 2025

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7 min read

Your Complete Guide to Business Insurance (for Tech Companies)

And what’s the minimal amount of insurance I need?

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
A Risk Management Framework That Doesn’t Suck the Life Out of Your Business

May 29, 2025

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11 min read

A Risk Management Framework That Doesn’t Suck the Life Out of Your Business

How CFOs Manage Risk Without Killing Speed

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
"If less than half of your deals fail, you're probably not taking enough risk"

Sep 24, 2024

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8 min read

"If less than half of your deals fail, you're probably not taking enough risk"

Is corporate M&A like drafting a 1st round QB?

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
A Divergence of Risk

Sep 1, 2024

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9 min read

A Divergence of Risk

9/1/24 Benchmarks for Operators

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
Steal This Corporate Travel & Expense Policy

Mar 5, 2024

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7 min read

Steal This Corporate Travel & Expense Policy

You are what your expense policy says you are

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
I asked 10 CFOs for the craziest thing someone's tried to expense

Feb 22, 2024

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2 min read

I asked 10 CFOs for the craziest thing someone's tried to expense

Singing clowns and chainsaws?

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
No Risk It, No Biscuit

Dec 12, 2023

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8 min read

No Risk It, No Biscuit

Analyzing Risk Factors at public companies

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson
How the former CRO of the Sacramento Kings stole $13.4 million

Aug 8, 2023

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9 min read

How the former CRO of the Sacramento Kings stole $13.4 million

Vendor verification and payment controls for fast moving companies

CJ Gustafson
CJ Gustafson

yo, btw…

none of this is intended to be financial or legal advice. do your own homework. call your mom once a week. and make sure to hydrate.