Data Insights for Startups and Small Businesses

From the team at Pilot.com

At Pilot, we work with literally thousands of startups and small businesses every single day, helping them navigate the challenges of running their businesses.

That gives us unique access to a proprietary dataset that can help founders everywhere, and we're using it to serve up fresh, interesting, actionable insights designed to help you run your startup better.

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We took a look at our customers' favorite AI tools

AI adoption among small businesses

We took a look at general search & knowledge AI tools adoption for Tech and SMBs

Are companies using multiple foundational models?

We took a look at what AI foundational models companies are actually using

How much does it cost to raise a round?

We took a look at legal fees associated with raising different funding rounds

What are average expenses per employee?

We took a look at non-payroll-expenses per employee to see how efficient the average startup is

How much revenue is generated per employee?

We took a look at annual revenue per employee to get a sense of how productive the average startup is

What roles are most affected by layoffs?

We took a look at layoffs since July 2021 to determine what roles were most (and least) likely to be affected.

Startup staffing levels

We took a look at startup headcount, and we're back to early-2022 levels of startup staffing.

When will startups run out of cash?

Is all the doom-and-gloom about startups in 2024 warranted? Looking at the data, the unfortunate answer is: yes.