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The Software Industry's Productivity Boom: Analyzing Revenue per Employee Trends

Tom Tunguz

I realized It has been a decade since I’ve updated revenue-per-employee metrics. Revenue per employee spans approximately $200k-$900k. Compare that to the benchmarks in 2013! In 2013, the average revenue per employee of these companies totaled $200k. In addition to the dated charts!

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Benchmarking Amplitude's S-1: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Revenue, $M. Revenue Growth. -. Amplitude’s revenue growth rate is in the top quartile for modern software companies at 49%. The company spent $47m in 2019 on sales and marketing, and $52m in 2020, an increase of $3m or 6%, while growing revenues 49%. Gross Margin. Sales Efficiency. -. Net Income Margin.

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SaaS Churn: Myths, Benchmarks, and Strategies to Retain More Revenue

FastSpring

In part one, we cover benchmarks and common churn formulas. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks Part II: 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing SaaS Churn Part III: Churn Definitions and Additional Resources. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks. When we set churn benchmarks for SaaS companies, there’s so much to consider.

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Benchmarking Zoom's S-1:How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

The company grew from $61m to $331m in revenue in the past three years. The result is the company spends less than 10% of its revenue on R&D, which is less than half the median of the peer set. These metrics are the result of exceptional product market fit. The company filed their S-1 on Friday.

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Samsara S-1: How 7 Key Benchmarks Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Revenue, $M. Revenue Growth. -. in revenue in fiscal year 2020, to $432m in the first three quarters of fiscal 2022. The company’s metrics all recorded positive gains including gross margin moving from 60% to 70%, which is impressive for a business providing hardware. Gross Margin. Sales Efficiency. -.

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Benchmarking Slack's S-1: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Also, we’ll compare metrics to a peer group with similar ACVs. Slack generated $105m in revenue in 2017, $221m in 2018 and $401m in 2019. Zoom, in blue has been smaller in each year, but is growing faster.This compares to $61m, $151m and $331m in revenue for Zoom. Note these years are fiscal years, not calendar years.

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A Guide To SaaS Customer Retention Metrics & Benchmarks in 2023

Chart Mogul

So if you are keeping a close eye on your retention metrics this year, you’re not alone. Retention is one of the most important metrics when building a successful SaaS business. So if you are keeping a close eye on your retention metrics this year, you’re not alone. faster than their peers in 2022.