Hazarkhani: Tenex tracks daily margin per employee via output-based pay
Arman Hazarkhani · #2284 Why is Morning Brew’s founder selling “AI Transformation”? · Nov 5, 2025 · at 56:48
Tenex co-founder Arman Hazarkhani explains how the AI transformation agency manages unit economics by aligning engineer compensation directly with client output billing.
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“We have the margin down to the day, like we know our margin per employee because we're, we generate, we charge on output and we pay on output and everyone's aligned.”
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