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. —————— 🥁 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. —————— 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 👇

Central replaced 3 different HR tools for me. Yay! Do suggest

If you are startup founder - Just Use Central. Don't midcurve. And then, with the extra time that you got back, focus on changing the world.

We’ve had a great time working with Central!

Looks great. Great for remote friendly teams 👏🏻

This could save me so much time on compliance. How does it handle complex employee benefits?

Literally. This is so sick. Would have saved my last startup so much time and money. Will definitely be giving this a try.

You guys are onto something. If I start another company, this is the platform I will be using. Also, your design team absolutely crushed it.

Congrats on the launch! Central has been amazing for us - would recommend it to any founder who just wants to focus on building & selling.

We transitioned our W2s from another payroll provider, and the only thing we regret is why didn't we do it earlier.

Congrats on the launch Nilay, no one likes to deal with government filing and AI can definitely free us from such sufferings. Will try it out when dealing with government paperwork next time. Look forward to future updates!

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.

We started off using Rippling but it was not at all simple setup and maintain. Central took over from them several weeks ago and I haven't had to think about HR or payroll stuff since then. In terms of usability = ADP < Gusto < Rippling < Central

This is so incredibly dope! Will recommend to all of my early stage founders.

Congrats on the launch! The ability to pull anything I need directly from Slack is a complete game-changer.

Looks like an incredibly useful tool, especially for founders who are tired of drowning in back-office tasks! 🎉 The idea of abstracting away the complex and often overwhelming compliance work is a game-changer, and I can see how Central can save a ton of time and headaches. It might be helpful to see how the platform scales with company growth. As companies expand, their needs in areas like payroll, compliance, and benefits can become even more complex. Overall, Central looks like a fantastic solution that I wish I had access to earlier too. Great job, and best of luck with the launch! 🚀

Congrats on the launch! We're a happy Central customer, love these guys!

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!

User of Central here. Used to be a Gusto user. Big upgrade, highly recommend for founders who got overwhelmed by random paperwork, taxes, filings that you didn't know what to do with.

That's a wild story you shared @nilay_modi and it sucks you had to find out that the hard way. Glad you are helping the startup world solving this annoying problem. I honestly never seen a solution that's this comprehensive at handling all the noise so the founders can focus on building the right product for the right people. I'm curious on your thoughts on how do you deal with the problem where your customers need more features in one of these areas, for example payroll. Will you keep your focus just on early day startups? Congrats on the launch though Nilay and team!