Recurring payroll autopilot for bootstrapped founders' remote teams.
Solo founders of bootstrapped startups can't easily manage payroll and compliance for their first international hires because HRTech tools are too complex and expensive.
PaySoloGlobal sets up automated monthly payroll runs with tax estimates and direct deposits via Stripe. It includes a dashboard for approvals, history, and simple reporting, focused on scaling from 1 to 5 hires without HR overhead. Compliance nudges via integrated checklists keep things legal.
Solo founders of bootstrapped startups making their first international hires
Set-it-and-forget-it automation for recurring payments, optimized for tiny teams.
friendly
Set monthly run date, auto-calculates and pays.
CSV upload for quick setup.
Review/edit before payout.
Built-in withholding previews.
Totals, per-employee views.
Link contractor invoices to pays.
Quickbooks CSV.
Handle USD/EUR payouts.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| stripe_id | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| country | text | No |
| monthly_salary | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| employee_id | uuid | No |
| scheduled_date | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| amount | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/employees/importBulk create employees
/api/payrolls/scheduleSet recurring runs
/api/payrolls/runExecute batch payout
/api/dashboardSummary stats
No automation
None for small teams
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 2.5% | $175 | $2,100 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 5.5% | $2,869 | $34,428 |
Automate runs, approve once, scale worry-free from solo to small team.
Target r/forhire posters hiring devs overseas, offer beta access. Build in public on Twitter, convert viewers. Use PH waitlist for early adopters.
US payroll
Limited international
Global focus, automation-first
All-in-one HR
Too big for solos
Payroll-only simplicity
Automation stickiness + payout data for better estimates.
AI agents + distributed teams demand hands-off ops.
Stripe fees eat margins
Pass-through pricing
Cron failures
Redundant jobs + alerts
Success: 50 signups
Success: 20% referral rate
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