Unlike traditional HR platforms, Central automates everything you need to operate a compliant US startup, like state registrations, worker's compensation and other filings – saving weeks of work, headaches and fines. Join 100+ companies that run on Central.Hey Product Hunt people - I have a confession.
I’ve paid over $20,000 in government fines.
At my last YC W20 company, Clayboard, I only wanted to design and build. Instead, I was constantly drowning in back-office work related to payroll, benefits and government filings. Even with the currently recommended solutions, it was a never-ending pain in the...
Why do makers need to understand all this stuff?
Why do we still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up worker's compensation, pay random payroll-related taxes, deal with scary government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies?
This is why for the past year and a half, @joshwymer, @pranavkash & I have been building Central.
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🥁 ENTER CENTRAL
Central is the first back-office platform designed for busy founders rather than HR/finance professionals.
Unlike other platforms, Central handles all the related compliance work and government filings from start to finish. There's no jargon to learn and there's no extra hidden work.
Think of Central as abstracting away the government and also declarative, i.e., you send offers to people, and Central does everything else automatically.
Here’s everything you get when you sign up:
1️⃣ Payroll & compliance
- Hire and pay anyone globally
- Offer letters, NDAs, I-9 verification, and more.
- Automated payroll state registrations
- Automated payroll tax filings
- Automated worker’s compensation insurance
- Government mail monitoring
2️⃣ Business compliance & insurance
- Foreign qualifications & city registrations
- Continuous BOI reporting to FinCEN
- General liability insurance & other business insurance
3️⃣ Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k
4️⃣ <4 min support
- Shared Slack channel, phone, email support
- White glove migration from existing providers
- Dedicated payroll & benefits expert.
5️⃣ Slack integration to get stuff done fast
- Retrieve company info & docs
- Update employee info
- Access personal docs
- Track offers & payroll
- Breakdown paystubs
Central is the product I wish I had at my last company.
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Today, 100+ companies run on Central and I'm so excited to finally share Central with all of you: https://centralhq.com
Please leave your first impressions and feedback below 👇@joshwymer @pranavkash @nilay_modi Well done on the launch! Wishing you continued success and growth. How did you come up with the idea?@kjosephabraham Thank you! This was born out of our own pain and we’re building the product we wish we had.Nailed the claim. A similar system should be introduced to Europe countries as well. Because when you want to do something here, it takes sooooo much time :DI can imagine this being a huge issue in the US!
Does it work in Europa as well? We have easier cross-border regulations in the EU but not for a lot of countries.@casper_brix We're focused on U.S. based companies right now, but agree it would be useful in the EU as well!This product is truly incredible. Every startup founder should sign up for this - it's the perfect blend of why AI is so damn exciting!
