SaaS Sales Force Economics: Excel Model
SaaS Sales Force Economics: Excel Model
SaaS Sales Force Economics: Excel Model
Expenses
Base Salary $ 4,167 $ 4,167 $ 4,167 $ 4,167
Variable Compensation $ 4,583 $ 3,208 $ 3,025 $ 4,583
Overhead $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
Cost of leads required $ 850 $ 2,806 $ 5,611 $ 8,502
Total Expenses $ 12,100 $ 12,681 $ 15,303 $ 19,752
Cumulative expenses $ 12,100 $ 24,781 $ 40,084 $ 59,836
$3,000 $25,000
$2,500 $20,000
$2,000 Churn $15,000
$1,500 New MRR added this month
$10,000
$1,000
$500 $5,000
$- $-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
$(500)nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th th th th th th th th
o o o o o o o o o on on on on on on on on on on on o
$(5,000)
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
$(1,000)
Expenses
Base Salary $ 8,333 $ 16,667 $ 25,000 $ 33,333
Variable Compensation $ 9,167 $ 15,583 $ 21,633 $ 30,800
Overhead $ 5,000 $ 10,000 $ 15,000 $ 20,000
Cost of leads required $ 1,700 $ 7,312 $ 18,535 $ 35,539
Total Expenses $ 24,200 $ 49,562 $ 80,168 $ 119,673
Cumulative expenses $ 24,200 $ 73,762 $ 153,931 $ 273,603
$- $(1,000,000)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
$(50,000)
nth n th nth n th nth th th th th th th th $(1,500,000)
o o o o o on on on on on on on
M M M M M M M M M M M M
$(100,000)
$(2,000,000)
$(150,000)
$(200,000) $(2,500,000)
$(250,000) $(3,000,000)
$200,000 $20,000
$- $-
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 1 3 5 7 9 1
th th th th th th th th th th th th th nth nth nth nth th 1
on on on on on on on on on on on on on o o o o n
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M Mo M
Part 3: Look at the impact of collecting 1 year's payment in advance
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
1 qualified lead
5 raw leads required
167 visitors required
e sales person $125 Cost of visitors (also = Cost per qualified lead)
$25,000 $25,000
$20,000 $20,000
Churn
$15,000 MRR from prior months $15,000
bookings
$10,000 New MRR added this month Axis Title $10,000
$5,000 $5,000
$- $-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 3 5 7 9 1
th th th th th th th th th h 1 h 1 h 1 n th nth n th nth n th th
on on on on on on on on on ont ont ont
$(5,000)
M
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M
o
M
o
M
o
M
o on
M M M M M M M M M M M M M
$(3,000,000) $(3,000,000)
Growth in MRR
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$-
1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3
nth nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2
o o o o o n n n n n n n
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
$ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417
$20,000,000 $1,500,000
$15,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,000,000 Axis Title
$5,000,000 $500,000
$-
$-
$(5,000,000)h 1 h 3 h 5 h 7 h 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 1 5 9 3
t t t t t h h h h h h h h h h h h h th nth nth th 1 t
on on on on on nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt n
$(500,000)
o o o n n
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo M M M Mo Mo
Month 12 Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
$ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417
$ 2,951 $ 2,951 $ 2,951 $ 2,951 $ 2,951 $ 2,951
$ 24,241 $ 26,586 $ 28,873 $ 31,102 $ 33,276 $ 35,396
$ (606.02) $ (664.65) $ (721.82) $ (777.56) $ (831.90) $ (884.89)
$ 26,586 $ 28,873 $ 31,102 $ 33,276 $ 35,396 $ 37,462
$ 154,325 $ 183,198 $ 214,300 $ 247,576 $ 282,972 $ 320,434
$ 123,460 $ 146,558 $ 171,440 $ 198,061 $ 226,378 $ 256,347
13 1 5 1 7 1 9 2 1 2 3 2 5 2 7 2 9 31 3 3 35
th nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth
o o o o o o o o o o o
M M M M M M M M M M M
Month 12 Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
$ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417
$ 3,542 $ 11,688 $ 23,375 $ 35,417 $ 35,417 $ 35,417
$ (1,062.50) $ (3,506.25) $ (7,012.50) $ (10,625.00) $ (10,625.00) $ (10,625.00)
$ 2,479 $ 8,181 $ 16,363 $ 24,792 $ 24,792 $ 24,792
$ 37,896 $ 43,598 $ 51,779 $ 60,208 $ 60,208 $ 60,208
$ 359,833 $ 403,431 $ 455,210 $ 515,419 $ 575,627 $ 635,835
$ 287,867 $ 322,745 $ 364,168 $ 412,335 $ 460,502 $ 508,668
$30,000 $400,000
Net profit $300,000 Cum
$20,000 Net Cash Flows Cum
$200,000
e $10,000 Axis Title
$100,000
$-
1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 $-
n th nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 1 4 7 0 3 6 9 2
$(10,000)
o o o o o n n n n n n n th nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo $(100,000)
n
o o o n n n n n
M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
$(20,000) $(200,000)
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
11 13 15 17 19 21 23
th th th th th th $-
on on on on on on
M M M M M M 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5
$(100,000)
nth nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 3 th 3 th 3
o o o o o n n n n n n n n n n n n n
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
$(200,000)
1 4 7 0 3 6 9 2
h th th h 1 h 1 h 1 h 1 h 2
) on on nt nt nt nt nt
M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
)
es Hire
27 29 31 33 35
th th th th
on on on on
M M M
$ 4,167
$ 4,583
$ 2,500
$ 8,502
$ 19,752
$ 691,907
Month 36
$ 34,838
$ 398,695
Month 36
2
72
4,628
Month 36
$ 2,414,708
$ 2,726,506
$ 35,000,008
$ 28,000,007
$ 136,475
$ 300,000
$ 324,133
$ 180,000
$ 579,681
$ 1,383,814
$ 24,961,463
Month 36
$ 797,391
$ 3,038,543
Month 36
100%
$ 35,417
$ 60,208
$ (18,062.50)
$ 42,146
$ 77,563
$ 1,954,897
$ 1,563,918
Month 36
$ 42,298
$ 872,011
Month 36
$ 2,414,708
$ 2,948,445
$ 48,189,454
$ 38,551,563
$ 98,458
Month 36
$ 2,339,003
$ 37,167,749
Comparison of hiring 1 versus 2 sales people per month
No of Salespeople at
each stage in lifecycle Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6
1st month 1 1 1 1 1 1
2nd month 1 1 1 1 1
3rd month 1 1 1 1
4th month 1 1 1
5th month 1 1
6th month 1
7th month
4th month
4th month
10th month & Beyond
Total Sales Headcount 1 2 3 4 5 6
Total Leads Required 7 29 74 142 210 278
Expenses
Base Salary $ 4,167 $ 8,333 $ 12,500 $ 16,667 $ 20,833 $ 25,000
Variable Compensation $ 4,583 $ 7,792 $ 10,817 $ 15,400 $ 19,983 $ 24,567
Overhead $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 7,500 $ 10,000 $ 12,500 $ 15,000
Cost of leads required $ 850 $ 3,656 $ 9,267 $ 17,770 $ 26,272 $ 34,774
Total Expenses $ 12,100 $ 24,781 $ 40,084 $ 59,836 $ 79,589 $ 99,341
Cumulative expenses $ 12,100 $ 36,881 $ 76,965 $ 136,802 $ 216,390 $ 315,731
MRR MR
$3,000,000 $160,000
$140,000
$2,500,000
$120,000
$2,000,000
$100,000
$1,500,000 1 sales hire a month $80,000
2 sales hires a month
$60,000
Axis Title $1,000,000 Axis Title
$40,000
$500,000
$20,000
$- $-
1 5 9 3 7 1 5 9 3 1 5 9 3
nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 3 n th nth nth th 1 th
o o o n n n n n n o o o n n
M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo M M M Mo Mo
Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Month 13
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
1 sales hire a month 1 sales hire a month
2 sales hires a month $1,000,000 2 sales hires a month
Axis Title
$-
1 5 9 3 7 1 5 9 3
nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 3
$(1,000,000)
o o o n n n n n n
M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
1 7 2 1 2 5 29 3 3
h th th th th $(2,000,000)
on on on on
M M M M
$(3,000,000)
Month 21 Month 22 Month 23 Month 24 Month 25 Month 26
1 1 1 1 1 1
$1,200,000 $8,000,000
$1,000,000
$6,000,000
$800,000
$4,000,000
$600,000
Churn 1.25%
$400,000 $2,000,000
Churn 2.5%
$200,000
$-
$- 1 4 7 0 3
nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 o o o n n n
th th th h h h h h h h h h M M M Mo Mo Mo
$(2,000,000)
on on on ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont
$(200,000)
M M M M M M M M M M M M
$(400,000) $(4,000,000)
Expenses
Base Salary $ 4,167 $ 4,167 $ 4,167 $ 4,167
Variable Compensation $ 4,583 $ 3,208 $ 3,025 $ 4,583
Overhead $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
Cost of leads required $ 850 $ 2,806 $ 5,611 $ 8,502
Total Expenses $ 12,100 $ 12,681 $ 15,303 $ 19,752
Cumulative expenses $ 12,100 $ 24,781 $ 40,084 $ 59,836
Expenses
Base Salary $ 8,333 $ 16,667 $ 25,000 $ 33,333
Variable Compensation $ 9,167 $ 15,583 $ 21,633 $ 30,800
Overhead $ 5,000 $ 10,000 $ 15,000 $ 20,000
Cost of leads required $ 1,700 $ 7,312 $ 18,535 $ 35,539
Total Expenses $ 24,200 $ 49,562 $ 80,168 $ 119,673
Cumulative expenses $ 24,200 $ 73,762 $ 153,931 $ 273,603
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
Churn 1.25%
$2,000,000
Churn 2.5%
$-
1 4 7 0 3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4
nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 th 2 th 3 th 3
o o o n n n n n n n n n
M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
$(2,000,000)
$(4,000,000)
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 qualified lead
5 raw leads required
167 visitors required
$125 Cost of visitors (also = Cost per
e sales person
$- $-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 5 7 9 1
$(5,000)nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth th th th n th n th nth nth nth th
o o o o o o o o o on on on o o o o o on
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Growth in MRR
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
$-
1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3
nth nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2
o o o o o n n n n n n n
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
$300,000 $30,000
$200,000 $20,000
$20,000,000 $1,500,000
$15,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,000,000 Axis Title
$5,000,000 $500,000
$-
$-
$(5,000,000)h 1 h 3 h 5 h 7 h 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 1 5 9 3
t t t t t h h h h h h h h h h h h h th th th h 1
on on on on on nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt on on on ont ont
$(500,000)
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo M M M M M
$20,000,000 $1,500,000
$15,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,000,000 Axis Title
$5,000,000 $500,000
$-
$-
$(5,000,000)h 1 h 3 h 5 h 7 h 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 1 5 9 3
t t t t t h h h h h h h h h h h h h th nth nth th 1 t
on on on on on nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt n
$(500,000)
o o o n n
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo M M M Mo Mo
Month 12 Month 13 Month 14 Month 15 Month 16 Month 17
$ (179,266) $ (169,606) $ (155,839) $ (138,015) $ (116,186) $ (90,402)
$ (188,788) $ (182,096) $ (171,837) $ (158,099) $ (140,971) $ (120,536)
leads required
ors required
of visitors (also = Cost per qualified lead)
1 3 15 1 7 1 9 2 1 2 3 2 5 27 2 9 31 3 3 35
th nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth nth
o o o o o o o o o o o
M M M M M M M M M M M
$30,000 $400,000
Net profit $300,000 Cum
$20,000 Net Cash Flows Cum
$200,000
e $10,000 Axis Title
$100,000
$-
1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 $-
nth nth nth nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2 th 2 1 4 7 0 3 6 9 2
$(10,000)
o o o o o n n n n n n n th nth nth th 1 th 1 th 1 th 1 th 2
M M M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo $(100,000)
n
o o o n n n n n
M M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
$(20,000) $(200,000)
$500,000
ew Sales Hire Cumulative Net Profit - New Sales Hire
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
11 13 15 17 19 21 23
th th th th th th $-
on on on on on on 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 1 3 5
M M M M M M
$(100,000)th th th th th h 1 h 1 h 1 h 1 h 1 h 2 h 2 h 2 h 2 h 2 h 3 h 3 h 3
on on on on on ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont ont
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
$(200,000)
1 4 7 0 3 6 9 2
h th th h 1 h 1 h 1 h 1 h 2
) on on nt nt nt nt nt
M M Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
)
es Hire
es Hire
7 2 9 31 3 3 35
th th th th
on on on on
M M M
Month 36
$ 5,832,228
$ 3,038,543
Month 36
100%
$ 35,417
$ 2,951
$ 80,378
$ (1,004.72)
$ 82,324
$ 1,545,414
$ 1,236,331
$ 4,167
$ 4,583
$ 2,500
$ 8,502
$ 19,752
$ 691,907
Month 36
$ 46,107
$ 544,424
Month 36
2
72
4,628
Month 36
$ 2,414,708
$ 3,090,828
$ 38,492,114
$ 30,793,691
$ 164,648
$ 300,000
$ 324,133
$ 180,000
$ 579,681
$ 1,383,814
$ 24,961,463
Month 36
$ 1,088,848
$ 5,832,228
Month 36
100%
$ 35,417
$ 65,521
$ (9,828.13)
$ 55,693
$ 91,109
$ 2,160,648
$ 1,728,518
Month 36
$ 53,135
$ 1,036,611
Month 36
$ 2,414,708
$ 2,665,496
$ 45,204,854
$ 36,163,883
$ 83,052
Month 36
$ 2,112,644
$ 34,780,069