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Podcast: PRODUCTEA with Leah, Growth & Senior Leadership
Episode: 103: CJ Gustafson - The Silent Recession: Why Product Leaders Need CFOs Now
Description: CJ Gustafson (ex-PWC tech CFO, finance provocateur) unpacks how tariffs and economic chaos are gutting SaaS valuations, why AI budgets are CEOs’ midlife crisis splurges, and how to recession-proof your product strategy.Timestamps & Key Moments00:00 - Tariffs: The SaaS Killer You Didn’t See Coming$1.8T wiped from global equities overnight (worst drop since COVID).Median SaaS multiples crash below 5x forward revenue: “Your customers move atoms, even if you don’t.”07:46 - CFO Survival TacticsFreeze hires, kill multi-year contracts, and review budgets monthly.Track pipeline e...