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SaaStr: $500K ARR Per Employee Is the New Benchmark.

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Cursor at $3.3M ARR/FTE, Midjourney at $3–5M. SaaStr itself runs an eight-figure business with 3 humans and 20+ AI agents. AI-native B2B sales teams run 50% smaller while maintaining revenue. SaaStr

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