Revenue at a Boutique Firm

I was wondering how much would you guys think an expanding small firm should make in revenue per year if it had around 50 people?

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Kenny_Powers_CFA

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Totally depends on how many deals they do and how big those deals are, headcount isn't necessarily a good predictor of revenue.

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