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 👇

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!

Hi @nilay_modi congrats on the launch

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.

Amazing product! @nilay_modi Congrats on the launch 💥👏

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!

That's products very awesome, I hope u keep updated products

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

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?

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

Congrats on the launch guys! I've loved working with you guys. Can't imagine building my startup without your guys' help.

Congrats guys! The only thing that would make this better is a kick @$$ support system, amirite? But seriously, great job! You guys have come a long way, beautifully simple. Plans on handling things like taxes or R&D analysis?

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.

Great job! Very impressive 👏 Congrats on the launch @nilay_modi

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

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.

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

Hey Nilay, How does Central handle updates to compliance requirements, especially when they vary across states? Does it keep users informed about any changes, or is that all automated as well? Congrats on the launch!

The origin of this product is painful. But congratulations! 🎉This is a way for start-ups to avoid more fines. I would like to know whether this product can replace manual labor to automatically generate corporate payroll, tax and other statements?

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!