Modus is headcount management that helps companies never over-hire as they scale. Modus brings Finance, HR, and Hiring Managers to detect, inspect, and correct their workforce plan in one unified workflow.

Today, much time is wasted reconciling headcount across departments and exporting across disparate systems. Incomplete and outdated data adds to the pain. Companies overhire, then fire. Cycle perpetuates. Bloat and inefficiencies persist.

Lin experienced these pains directly as VP of BizOps at HashiCorp, scaling from 100 to 2500 through IPO. Modus was founded on the belief that companies should have the fewest employees possible.

🤯 The Problem: Headcount planning and reporting remains manual and painful

Overhiring in tech has led to over 200,000 layoffs, costing companies billions. Workforce costs account for 70-80% of a company’s expenses, yet companies still make workforce decisions in error-prone, manual spreadsheets with incomplete data. Re-orgs, department changes add to the pain. Reconciliation is messy and time-consuming. Accuracy suffers. The cycle perpetuates. As Taylor Swift might say, “I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending.”

🪄 Our Solution: AI-powered headcount management

Modus integrates with your existing HRIS and ATS systems, using AI to help you detect anomalies, inspect, and correct your workforce plan.

With Modus:

❌ Overhiring
❌ Layoffs
❌ Incomplete data
❌ Useless meetings
✅ Hire and retain only the people you need
✅ Increase visibility
✅ Collaborate off a single source of truth
✅ Save costs as you scale

The more Modus learns, the more it streamlines and automates your headcount management processes at scale.

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• Modus is headcount management to save costs as you scale. With the help of AI, our software analyzes extensive data across your organization, helping you remove the bloat and correct your workforce plan – all in one unified workflow. Founders are Lin (ex-HashiCorp), Amar (ex-Finfare), and Chris (ex-OpenGov, 2x founder) with combined experience scaling companies from 0 to 1, to $8B+, and through IPO. Contact lin@himodus.com for a demo and trial.