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Lower your margin expectations but raise your revenue per employee
◆ 85RelevanceOn a story from SaaStr1mo ago
Traditional SaaS benchmarks are being rewritten for AI; you can trade lower gross margins for extreme per-employee efficiency. Use these specific ICONIQ targets to justify your compute spend and headcount strategy to investors.
Takeaways
- “Great” AI companies maintain 115% growth even at $100M+ revenue.
- Accept 55% gross margins as the new “great” for AI-heavy products.
- Target $655K revenue per employee to prove your AI efficiency.
Read the original at saastr.com
What’s Truly “Great” Now in B2B + AI Per ICONIQ? 115% Growth at $100M+, 55% Gross Margins, and $655K in Revenue Per Employee
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