For newly formed single-member LLCs

You formed the LLC.
Now keep more of what you earn.

If your LLC will invoice $70K or more this year, you're leaving thousands on the table without the right setup. I get it built for you — Gusto payroll, S-Corp readiness, and the paperwork that unlocks the tax strategies savvy business owners already use. Done in five days.

Book a 15-min call $499 flat. Money back if not live in 5 days.

The founder move

Most solo LLC owners miss the setup that keeps their money working for them.

Forming the LLC is the easy part. The hard part is what comes next: paying yourself the right way, electing S-Corp status on time, running clean payroll, and setting up the systems that turn a hobby into a real business.

Most people either wing it and overpay in taxes, or spend $2,500 with an accountant who doesn't want them as a client. Founder Move is the third option — done-for-you setup at a fair price, from someone who's built the whole stack before.

What's included

  1. 01

    Kickoff & document review

    A 30-minute call to understand your business, revenue outlook, and goals. We collect EIN, formation docs, and expected contractors.

  2. 02

    Gusto payroll built for you

    Full Gusto account setup with company info, state and federal tax registrations, direct deposit, and your first payroll configured.

  3. 03

    S-Corp readiness assessment

    If S-Corp makes sense for your income level, we outline the timing, paperwork, and reasonable salary — so you elect on time and don't leave money on the table.

  4. 04

    First payroll run & handoff

    We run your first paycheck together, walk through the dashboard, and hand you a written playbook so you know exactly what to do next month.

  5. 05

    30-day check-in

    Included. Any questions in the first month get answered fast — no billable-hour meter, no runaround.

Pricing

$499 flat. Done in five days.
Or your money back.

One-time fee. No retainer, no ongoing subscription. Just the setup, done right, so you can get back to running your business.

Book a 15-min call

Who's behind this

Twenty years of building the boring plumbing that lets businesses run.

I spent two decades in software and operations, most recently leading the Roku team at ViX. I'm not a CPA and I don't play one. What I am is the person who's set up more Gusto accounts, S-Corp elections, and payroll systems than anyone I know — for friends, for family, and now for you.

Founder Move is what I wish I'd had when I started my own LLC. Someone who'd just get the plumbing right, hand it back, and get out of the way.

— Mark Carpenter