Founders and Heads of People in SaaS startups: Stop overthinking your first compensation ranges. One of the bigger misconceptions held by seed-to-Series B leaders is that you need "perfect" data to build your first salary structure. You don't. You need Guardrails. Without ranges, every offer is a negotiation against yourself. With ranges, every offer is a strategic decision. Here is the "MVP" (Minimum Viable Pay) Playbook to build your first set of ranges in 60 minutes: The