The Ultimate Back-Office Guide for Your Startup

SignalFire's tools and tips for getting your startup set up as you scale from 0 to 50 employees.

Elaine Zelby

Spencer Ackermann

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Congratulations! You've made the leap and are starting a company! Have you thought about different types of incorporation (like C corp vs S corp)? Do you know anything about accounting for startups?

Before you know it you'll have accounts payable, payroll, and benefits to deal with, government authorities to appease with reports and tracking, and shares to issue. As you scale rapidly, you'll need to think about hiring a bookkeeper, resource management, and HR functions.

Building the back-office stack is hardly the most invigorating part of building a company, but honestly, you're not going to survive without a solid foundation.

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, we've worked with 100s of startups and keep our finger on the pulse of best in breed tools (plus what works best together) for getting your startup off the ground. This guide is meant to help you quickly and painlessly get your back-office set up and get you back to building your company.

If you're just getting started, here is a quick-start guide that we'd recommend as the initial back-office stack for ~90% of startups:

Stripe Atlas

Incorporation

Incorporate with Stripe Atlas for ~$500 and in about a week

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First Republic Bank

Banking

Use FRB as your business banking partner

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Carta

Equity Management

Set up a cap table with Carta

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Brex

Credit Card

Leverage Brex for corporate credit cards

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QuickBooks

Accounting

Use Quickbooks for all of your accounting needs

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Pilot

Bookkeeping

Use Pilot as your outsourced bookkeeper

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Gusto

Benefits

HR Compliance

Payroll/HRIS

Get Gusto to manage payroll, benefits, and HR

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If you'd like to dive deeper in a specific category to learn what it is, when you need it, and explore more options, continue with the rest of the guide or pop into the topic most relevant to you. In each section, we offer tips and best practices from experts to help save you time and help you get back to building a lasting company.

After you've completed each category, mark it off at the top of each section to keep track of your stack:

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