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.
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
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 👇
@kjosephabraham Thank you! This was born out of our own pain and we’re building the product we wish we had.
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@joshwymer@pranavkash@nilay_modi
This is a fantastic idea! Streamlining payroll, benefits, and compliance for busy founders is a major pain point. The focus on automation and clear communication resonates well.
Here are some questions for clarification:
- How does Central's pricing structure work? Is it based on company size, number of employees, or features used?
- Does Central integrate with existing accounting or payroll software?
- How does Central ensure the security and privacy of sensitive company and employee data?
Potential Collaboration:
As a developer with experience in automation and integrations, I'm interested in how Central's platform works.
Here are some potential areas for collaboration:
- Expanding the API to connect with more accounting and payroll tools.
- Developing additional automation features to streamline workflows.
- Implementing advanced security measures to protect user data.
I'd love to learn more about Central's technical architecture and explore opportunities to contribute to its development.
After racking up fines with Rippling we switched to Central for our US payroll. It's a no brainer for any founder who wants to think more about finding product market fit and less dealing with state taxes and registrations.
Central is terrific, been using them the last few months. They take care of all the payroll, compliance, and nearly all the rest of the busywork of running the startup in a really flexible way that actually solves problems for me without me having to figure a bunch of stuff out.. Highly recommend!
@chrisbakke Thanks and yup, Slack is an awesome way to get to stuff quickly!
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This product looks great! I'm curious, how far does this platform scale with the startup? Do you envision this scale past the "startup" phase into a true enterprise supporting product?
@logan_brown6 We're deeply focused on founders/owners and supporting startups/smbs at the moment. No plans for enterprise. Our goal is to get you to a 100 people by giving you back your time :)
It's been awesome having Central have our backs while building EducatoAI this batch. Super simple set up and the Central Bot + Team are always available for our questions! Excited to see Central grow
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Central (YC S24)
Hey Product Hunt people
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.
——————
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 👇
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