Finance · Skill
Team Composition Analysis
Design optimal team structures, hiring plans, compensation strategies, and equity allocation for early-stage startups from pre-seed through Series A. Use this skill when planning headcount, determining which roles to hire next, setting compensation or equity ranges, designing org structure, or building a hiring budget aligned to funding milestones.
Open in PhởWhat the skill covers
The sections of its instructions, in order.
- 01 Overview
- 02 Team Structure by Stage
- Pre-Seed (0-$500K ARR)
- Seed ($500K-$2M ARR)
- Series A ($2M-$10M ARR)
- 03 Detailed section: Role-by-Role Planning
- 04 Compensation Strategy
- Base Salary Benchmarks (US, 2024)
- Total Compensation Formula
- Geographic Adjustments
- 05 Equity Allocation
- Equity by Role and Stage
- Equity Pool Sizing
- 06 Organizational Design
- Reporting Structure
- Span of Control
- 07 Full-Time vs. Contract
- Use Full-Time for:
- Use Contractors for:
- Cost Comparison
Reference files
1 file Phở can open while it uses the skill.
- references/details.md
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Frequently asked questions
What does Team Composition Analysis do?
Design optimal team structures, hiring plans, compensation strategies, and equity allocation for early-stage startups from pre-seed through Series A. Use this skill when planning headcount, determining which roles to hire next, setting compensation or equity ranges, designing org structure, or building a hiring budget aligned to funding milestones.
Is Team Composition Analysis free to use?
Yes. Team Composition Analysis is published by Seth Hobson under the MIT licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.
How do I use Team Composition Analysis in Phở?
Press Open in Phở, then Try to apply it to your next message, or add the Startup analyst set so Phở loads it whenever a request matches.
Does Team Composition Analysis need other tools?
No. It works in a normal Phở chat with what you type or upload.
Copied unchanged from wshobson/agents at commit 7e2fb55 and credited to Seth Hobson, who is not affiliated with Phở. The full instructions and licence text ship with the skill inside Phở.