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Compensation Benchmarking. Pay competitive, defend the math.

Whether you are setting a salary band for a new hire, repricing existing employees, or building a comp philosophy for the company, you need market data. We deliver a custom benchmarking report using Radford, Pave, Carta, and Option Impact data, segmented by role, level, geography, and stage. Base, target bonus, equity value, total target comp at p25/p50/p75/p90. Used for offer letters, board comp committee, equity refresh, pay equity adjustments.

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How it works

How we handle Conservation Easement, end-to-end.

A conservation easement is a permanent restriction on the use of land, typically donated to a qualified land trust to preserve the land's natural or open-space character.

1

Eligibility review

Land must have conservation value: scenic, ecological, historic, open-space, or recreational. We assess whether your land qualifies. Most rural and undeveloped properties do; urban properties rarely.

2

Land trust selection

Donation must be to a qualified land trust (501(c)(3)). We refer to local and national land trusts (Land Trust Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, regional trusts). They accept the easement and hold the restriction in perpetuity.

3

Engineering + appraisal

Engineering work documents the conservation value. Qualified appraisal determines diminished land value (the deduction amount). IRS scrutinizes appraisals; we use highly credentialed appraisers with conservation easement experience.

4

Legal documentation + closing

Easement document recorded with county recorder. Permanent restriction runs with the land. Donor receives appraisal-supported deduction. Coordination with attorney specializing in conservation easements.

What we'll set up for you

A clean handoff, in four steps.

You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.

01 · Name + Brand

A name that's actually available.

Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.

02 · State filing

Filed with the Secretary of State.

We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.

03 · Federal IDs

EIN + the right tax setup.

Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.

04 · Stay compliant

Registered Agent + deadline tracking.

Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.

Pricing

Transparent conservation easement pricing.

Government fees pass through at cost. No upsells.

Single role benchmark

$799
1 role · all levels

Benchmark one role (e.g., Software Eng) at all levels (L1-L7) across geos. Best for spot decisions or single-hire offers.

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Company-wide + comp philosophy

$5,999
All roles + framework

Benchmark all roles + write the comp philosophy doc (target percentile, geo policy, equity refresh rules, promotion bands). For Series B+ companies setting comp infrastructure.

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FAQ

About the Conservation Easement Service.

Where does the data come from?
Radford (Aon) - gold standard for tech + life sciences. Pave + Carta - startup-skewed; very current. OptionImpact - equity-grant focused. Plus public 10-K disclosures for public-company top-of-house. We triangulate; never rely on one source.
How current is the data?
Pave + Carta refresh weekly-monthly (real-time grant data). Radford updates semi-annually. We use the most current vintage available. For fast-moving roles (AI/ML, security), we flag if a market move has happened since the survey cut.
How do you handle remote work?
We segment three ways: (1) anchored-to-HQ (you pay SF rates everywhere), (2) location-based bands (each geo gets its own band), (3) tiered (Tier 1/2/3 geos). We recommend based on your culture + recruiting strategy.
Can you benchmark non-tech roles?
Yes - we cover engineering, product, design, sales, marketing, ops, finance, HR, legal, customer success. Less mature data for non-tech industries (manufacturing, healthcare ops, retail) - we use BLS + industry surveys for those.
How is equity benchmarked?
Two methods: $-value-at-grant (most common; FMV * shares) and %-of-fully-diluted (more common for senior roles + executives). We provide both. Equity refresh and new-hire grant ranges by level.
Do you handle exec comp + comp committee?
Yes - exec comp deserves its own peer group + ISS/Glass Lewis lens. Different process: select peer group, benchmark top-5 NEOs across base/bonus/LTI, model say-on-pay risk. Available in the $5,999 tier or as standalone exec-comp engagement.
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