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The GOAT of SaaS Metrics

The GOAT of SaaS Metrics

Revenue per employee: Cutting through all the noise

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CJ Gustafson
Jul 04, 2023
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If I could only choose one metric to evaluate a company... I'd choose Revenue per Employee. Full stop.

Why? It cuts through all the noise. There's nowhere to hide.

Revenue per employee carries high signal

This metric allows you to drill down to the core economics of any company - you can't drill down any further.

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