STANDARD Research
Original research, benchmark reports, and executive hiring data for founders, investors, and finance leaders. Published as a permanent reference — evidence-first, annually updated, freely cited.
Published reports
08
Data points tracked
3,200+
Provider firms
47
Executive hires analyzed
1,140
Flagship · Annual
Definitive research, published once per year.
Executive Hiring · 2026 Edition
The definitive annual benchmark on market size, pricing, adoption, and engagement structure across the fractional CFO industry.
Executive Hiring · 2026 Edition
Benchmark data on hiring timelines, executive recruiter fees, offer acceptance, first-year cost, and executive turnover across the C-suite.
Compensation · 2026 Edition
Base salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and total first-year investment for CFOs by company size, industry, and funding stage.
Benchmark
Reference tables and comparative datasets, updated as data warrants.
Compensation · 2026 Edition
Market pricing across hourly, day, monthly, quarterly, and enterprise engagement structures — with typical scope and engagement length.
Finance · 2026 Edition
Runway, burn multiple, cash balances, and finance team structure across Series A, B, and C companies.
Executive Hiring · 2026 Edition
Comparing traditional retained search, fractional, internal promotion, and interim executives across cost, timeline, and retention.
Finance · 2026 Edition
When companies hire a bookkeeper, controller, FP&A lead, and CFO — with a maturity model by revenue stage.
Quarterly
Every quarter, an institutional read on capital markets, hiring, and finance operating conditions.
Finance · Q3 2026
Capital markets, executive hiring, compensation, fundraising, AI adoption, and public and private market observations for Q3 2026.
Research categories