
Nilay Mody
Founder at Central (YC S24), Centralhq.com
At my last YC company, all I wanted to do was design and build stuff. Instead, I was always drowning in bullsh*t work despite using the best platforms. This is why we’re building Central. Central is an automated back-office (ABO) designed for founders. We handle payroll, benefits, bookkeeping, taxes etc.
Nilay's Startup
38 essential tools our startup can't survive without:
35 tools

Mercury

"Banking" - Nilay Mody
Banking for startups: streamlined finances, effortless growth.

Stable

"Mailbox" - Nilay Mody
Manage mail online, from anywhere, with a virtual address.

Stripe Payments

"Payments" - Nilay Mody
Accept online payments easily, reliably, and globally. Scales with you.

Central

"Tax & accounting" - Nilay Mody
Automated payroll, benefits, and compliance for startups.

Puzzle

"Tax & accounting, State compliance, Payroll & benefits" - Nilay Mody
Automated accounting for startups, offering real-time insights and integrations.

Flightcontrol

"Cloud" - Nilay Mody
Deploy, manage, and scale your apps on AWS, effortlessly.

Temporal Technologies

"Workflows" - Nilay Mody
Reliable workflows. Handles complex tasks. Simplifies app development.

Graphite

"PRs" - Nilay Mody
Open-source monitoring: visualize metrics, troubleshoot, and improve performance.

Neon

"DB" - Nilay Mody
Serverless Postgres: effortless scaling, instant branching, simple setup.

Ellipsis

"Code review" - Nilay Mody
AI code review: Catch bugs, improve quality, ship faster.

Sentry

"Error tracking" - Nilay Mody
Catches bugs, prevents crashes, keeps software happy.

Cursor

"Editor" - Nilay Mody
AI-powered code editor boosts productivity with code generation and completion.

Figma

"Design" - Nilay Mody
Collaborative design tool for interface, web, and more.

Mixpanel

"Analytics" - Nilay Mody
Understand user behavior, improve your product, and grow faster.

Whimsical

"Wire-framing" - Nilay Mody
Collaborative visual thinking for faster, clearer teamwork.

Active Campaign Postmark

"Email" - Nilay Mody
Reliable transactional emails, fast delivery, simple setup.

Framer

"Website" - Nilay Mody
Design, build, and publish websites effortlessly, without code.

HubSpot Sales Hub

"CRM" - Nilay Mody
Automate sales, track leads, and close deals faster.

Close

"CRM" - Nilay Mody
The sales CRM that helps you close deals faster.

Cal.com

"Scheduling" - Nilay Mody
Open-source scheduling infrastructure; connects, integrates, and automates.

Clay

"Research" - Nilay Mody
Find, enrich, and connect with anyone using AI-powered research.

Smartlead

"Outbound" - Nilay Mody
Automated cold email outreach that warms up inboxes for better delivery.

Kleo

"Content" - Nilay Mody
Boost LinkedIn engagement with easy content creation and discovery.

Typefully

"Posting" - Nilay Mody
Effortless Twitter threads, LinkedIn posts, and engaging content.

Slack

"Comms" - Nilay Mody
Team communication and collaboration, all in one place.

Linear

"Tasks" - Nilay Mody
Issue tracking and project management for software teams.

Superhuman

"Email" - Nilay Mody
Blazing-fast email for power users. Streamlined, AI-powered productivity.

Notion

"Wiki" - Nilay Mody
Your connected workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Pylon

"Support" - Nilay Mody
Centralize customer support, automate workflows, scale with ease.

1Password

"Passwords" - Nilay Mody
Securely stores and manages all your passwords and sensitive info.

Fathom

"Recorder" - Nilay Mody
AI meeting assistant: records, transcribes, summarizes, and syncs.

Raycast

"Shortcuts" - Nilay Mody
Blazing-fast launcher, automates tasks, boosts Mac productivity.

Granola

"Meeting notes" - Nilay Mody
AI-powered workspace for collaborative thinking and content creation.

Claude

"AI" - Nilay Mody
Helpful AI assistant for reasoning, writing, coding, and more.

ChatGPT

"AI" - Nilay Mody
AI assistant generating creative text and answering questions.
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