> Anthropic has expanded rapidly. But it has hired less per dollar of revenue than an earlier generation of large tech companies. At five years old, Anthropic takes in between 2–4 times as much revenue per employee as Meta and Google as they crested in their own rapid growth.
This may not be saying much at all. So much goes into deciding how fast to hire. Instagram had 13 employees / 1B rev at acquisition?
Also revenue per employee can vary a lot depending on the industry.
A better metric to understand AI effects might be revenue per employee at companies that have been around > 5 years that are AI-enthusiastic.
This may not be saying much at all. So much goes into deciding how fast to hire. Instagram had 13 employees / 1B rev at acquisition?
Also revenue per employee can vary a lot depending on the industry.
A better metric to understand AI effects might be revenue per employee at companies that have been around > 5 years that are AI-enthusiastic.