Founder Blog
Source-cited guides for founders building in Thailand.
Written by the team that files these every week. Real numbers. Current law. No fluff.
Our Beauty Clinic Operating System
Introducing the Beauty Clinic Operating System — executive overview, staff action lists, doctor commissions, stock SKUs, client CRM, and promotions you can measure. With screenshots from the live demo.
Read article →How Our Payroll Team Runs Payroll for Foreign-Headquartered Companies in Thailand
A behind-the-scenes field guide to the monthly payroll cycle for foreign HQs with a small Thai team. PND.1, SSO, payslip confidentiality, 2026 numbers, and when outsourced payroll actually pays for itself.
Read article →Thailand BOI Tax Holiday Pyramid 2026 — A Per-Tier Field Guide for Foreign Founders
Every BOI tier explained: A1+ through B. What 0% Corporate Income Tax actually means in practice, how long each tier’s holiday lasts, what “capped” versus “uncapped” does to the math, plus the non-tax benefits every group gets.
Read article →Inside a Live Operating System We Built — A Multi-Branch Beauty Clinic Console
A 10-branch beauty clinic chain in Bangkok was running 140+ appointments a day on Excel and LINE. Here is the live system we shipped — 5 role views, 8-status booking flow, VIP protection, AI-suggested upsells.
Read article →Thailand Company Registration Fees 2026 — The Actual Line Items
DBD fees, registered capital traps, the new mandatory DBD Biz Regist platform, work permit stack, and the real 12-month cost for a foreign-founded Thai limited co.
Read article →Cost to Build a SaaS in Bangkok — 2026 Transparent Pricing
Real Thai dev salary bands, shop rates, MVP cost breakdown, hidden costs, and an honest SF/Singapore/Vietnam/India comparison.
Read article →Who Owns Your Code? Bangkok Dev Shop IP Guide
Copyright Act §10 defaults, moral rights, Git repo control, BOI software incentives, and the contract red flags that catch foreigners.
Read article →How to Win a BOI Application in 2026 — Inside Strategy
Categories, capital, board interview tactics, rejection traps. From a Bangkok firm with 30+ successful BOI tax-break approvals.
Read article →Hiring Your First Thai Employee — 2026
Realistic salary bands, 4:1 work permit math, Labor Protection Act traps, severance schedule, and SSO 30-day registration.
Read article →Thailand Payroll Compliance Calendar — 2026
Every PND, SSO, and VAT deadline. New 2026 SSO ceiling (THB 17,500). Foreign-employer mistakes that trigger audits.
Read article →BOI vs Treaty of Amity vs Thai LLC — 2026 Decision Tree
Compare all three foreigner-entity options across cost, timeline, restricted sectors, and tax. Decision logic for US founders, tech, manufacturing, and service businesses.
Read article →Foreign Business Setup in Thailand — Complete 2026 Guide
End-to-end path: due diligence → DBD registration → tax → banking → work permit → SSO → first filings. Cost table by entity type.
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