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		napworth on Feb 21, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Profitable Startup Question. If revenue is benchmarked at $500k - $1mil per employee, how much salary is each employee expected to receive?

garrickvanburen on Feb 21, 2025 [–]

My rule of thumb is $250K/yr employee all in (benefits, the opportunity cost of an actual job, etc).

I'm always surprised by multi-person founding teams with no path (aka pricing model) to covering their own lifestyle.

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