Kurtis Hanni, SMB CFO and writer of Frameworks & Finance, joins CJ for a special listener mailbag episode of Run the Numbers, where they answer questions about career advice, finance leader lies, pricing strategy tricks, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics 
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(03:40) What's the backstory of Run the Numbers?
(09:46) What's the biggest lie we tell ourselves as finance leaders?
(14:16) Sponsor: NetSuite
(17:54) What's the best/worst career advice you've ever received?
(24:10) What's the first financial metric to track for your business?
(32:46) What's your take on the current economic landscape and how it might impact startups and small businesses?
(40:10) How is startup finance different from SMB finance?
(46:41) How can you close the books faster?