InMotion
Hiring Capital Calculator
Capital assessment
What is hiring
actually
costing you?
Most founders have never seen the real number. Select your situation. Enter what you know.
Your current situation
Agency spend — last 12 months
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Hires via agency
How many roles filled through external recruiters?
Average salary of those hires
Typical base salary in AUD.
$
Agency fee assumed at 18% — AU market standard
vs
In Motion
Fixed · 3 month minimum
Monthly retainer
All inclusive. Senior operator. No agency fees. No super. No tools. Exits clean.
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Engagement length
3 month minimum. Adjust as needed.
mo
8,000 / month · fixed · all inclusive
Internal talent function
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People in your talent function
Talent Partners, Sourcers, Head of Talent — anyone in hiring.
Agency hires alongside internal team
Roles also filled via agency last 12 months.
Average salary of agency hires
Typical base salary in AUD.
$
Per head: 20k salary + 3,800 super + ,000 tools = 37,800 fully loaded · Agency at 18%
vs
In Motion
Fixed · 3 month minimum
Monthly retainer
Replaces agency dependency. Augments or replaces internal function. Exits clean.
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Engagement length
3 month minimum.
mo
8,000 / month · fixed · all inclusive
Founder hiring burden
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Hires needed in next 6 months
How many roles are you trying to fill?
Hours per week spent on hiring
Interviews, screening, briefing, debrief — be honest.
Average salary of roles you are hiring for
Typical base salary in AUD.
$
Founder displacement at 50/hr · 48 working weeks · 30% mis-hire risk per unstructured role
vs
In Motion
Fixed · 3 month minimum
Monthly retainer
You get your time back. The function gets built. You own it at exit.
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Engagement length
3 month minimum.
mo
2,000 / month · founder-stage engagement · all inclusive
Capital preserved
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Enter your numbers above to see what you are leaving on the table.
Current model
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In Motion
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Preserved
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Real example — Lyrebird Health
Previous supplier quit under pressure. In Motion stepped in the next day.
Competed against one other firm. Won.
Then felt exactly what the previous supplier felt — and delivered anyway.
43
Hires delivered
$500k
Capital preserved
90→20
Days to hire
0
Agency fees
0
Early exits
See what this looks like for your business
Discovery call. No pitch. Just the numbers.