Are You
Overstaffed?
Calculate your Revenue Per Engineer before your board does.
The Most Dangerous Number in SaaS
Revenue Per Employee (RPE) is the ultimate truth serum. In High-Leverage SaaS (the "Elite" zone), one engineer generates over $600k in ARR. In Low-Leverage SaaS (the "Danger" zone), one engineer generates less than $200k.
The APER™ Diagnostic (Algorithmic Product Engineering Ratio) strips away the excuses. It ignores "story points completed" and "lines of code written." It asks one question: Is this organization converting human intelligence into capital efficiently?
The Coordination Tax
Why does adding engineers often slow you down? Brooks' Law.
Small Team (Elite)
Communication is implicit. Decisions are instant. Architecture is unified. High APER.
Large Team (Bloated)
Communication is scheduled. Decisions require committees. Architecture is fragmented. Low APER.