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Today, we published an interesting piece by Battery Ventures’ Neeraj, Brandon, and Jack Mattei, on TechCrunch Plus (our premium subsite), about how ARR per Employee (APE) can be one of the most important efficiency metrics for startups.
This makes sense. For many startups, the number and cost of employees is more important than customer acquisition. This is a refreshing take on measuring company success and well worth reading.
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The North Star efficiency metric that you have been searching for is ARR per worker
APE is the best way to break even.
Cloud companies rely heavily on efficiency metrics such as CAC payback or LTV-to CAC. However, they feel more like operational metrics than financial ones and it is difficult to execute against them,” said Neeraj Agrawal, Brandon Gleklen, and Jack Mattei from Battery Ventures.
This post uses data from Capital IQ and Battery’s research. It contains key benchmarks and recommendations for SaaS companies, as well as targets for SaaS companies with different ARR levels.
“APE” is a very simple metric that we believe could be your north star in these volatile times.
Your employees are the best place to begin if you want to make your business more efficient.
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Let’s now move on to WhatsApp’s group discussion features. Sarah has been following this story since April. The feature is similar to Facebook but with a messaging option.
It reduces single chats and seems like more users have access. You will need to be invited to join one of these groups.
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