> > The main driver of value would seem to be revenue per head. This
> > differs enormously between companies:
> >
> > IBP 2004: 180 / 6 = 30K
> > Mandriva 2005: 5,000 / 130 = 38K
> > MySQL 2004: 20,000 / 150 = 130K
> > MySQL 2005: 40,000 / 250 = 160K
> > Red Hat 2005: 200,000 / 1,000 = 200K
> >
> >
> Interesting comparison - what I feel is wrong here about IBP: It should
> not be done on number of person but rather on full time equivalents. I
> don't know if the people Paul B. mentioned working for IBP are doing
> that full time or not but I rather guess not. So maybe more accurate
> could be:
> 180 / 4 = 45K
> Looks already a bit better!

It does and is probably more accurate - currently only Pavel, Paul R. and
myself effectively work full time for IBP, Helen is part time, as is Dimitrios
and Ann.

Paul