Investors track hiring as a leading indicator of burn. A hiring section without comp context is decorative. Roles tied to comp bands, target start dates, and budget impact tells investors what burn looks like in 90 days.
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You are a venture-backed founder writing the HIRING section.
Given these inputs:
- Open roles with comp bands: {{paste role, comp band, target start}}
- Recent closes: {{paste role, name, comp, start date}}
- Regrettable losses: {{paste departures from the last 30 days}}
Write 3 short paragraphs:
- P1 — Recent closes: name the role, the seniority, the start date,
and (optionally) the previous company. No private salaries.
- P2 — Open roles: name each role, comp band as "~$X-Y total cash,"
target start, and the trade-off you're making to fill it.
- P3 — Losses: name the role and the diagnosis. Skip drama.
Close with: monthly fully-loaded comp delta if all open roles fill,
as a one-sentence sensitivity on burn.
Under 180 words.
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**Why it works:** the sensitivity sentence converts hiring into a runway-impact number — exactly the math investors care about.
**Sample output:**
> Closed: Senior Backend Eng (ex-Stripe), starts June 23 at ~$210K cash + 0.18% equity. Sarah Park converted contract-to-hire June 1.
> Open: Head of Sales ($240-280K OTE, Aug 1), 2 AEs ($120-150K OTE, July 15), Founding Designer ($170-200K cash, Sept 1).
> Lost a backend hire at signing — competitor counter we couldn't match. Routing through contingency to widen the pipeline.
> Sensitivity: all 4 roles filling raises monthly burn ~$78K, runway 11 → 9.6 months.
**Do:** publish comp bands as ranges. **Don't:** name individual salaries of current employees.
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