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What Seed Companies Are Actually Paying for Product Roles in 2026

8th July 2026, 12pm EST

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Meet our Speakers

Martyn Bassett is joined by Andrew Shaw and Heidi Ram to break down the product leadership compensation picture in 2026.
You will hear what companies at the seed to Series A stage are actually paying across PM, Senior PM, Head of Product, and VP of Product roles, based on real placements, not salary surveys.
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Martyn Bassett

Founder & CEO, Martyn Bassett Associates

Martyn has spent 20+ years placing product, sales, and marketing leaders at venture-backed B2B SaaS companies across North America. He has seen more hiring cycles, org restructures, and talent market shifts than most and speaks with operators, not at them.

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Heidi Ram

Product Practice Lead, Martyn Bassett Associates & The Product Recruiter

Heidi Ram is a Product Management recruiter, helping tech companies hire product talent around the world, whether Founding PMs to Chief Product Officers. Beyond her recruiting work, Heidi is an active member of the larger product community and a frequent guest on product podcasts. Follow Heidi on LinkedIn HERE.

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Andrew Shaw

Head of Executive Search, Martyn Bassett Associates  
 

Helping founders, CEOs, and product leaders hire smarter, that's what Andrew Shaw does every day as the client partnerships lead at The Product Recruiter and Martyn Bassett Associates. He's built a career on long-term relationships, not transactions, helping companies scale their teams the right way.

About the Session

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What This Session Covers

What are seed and Series A companies actually paying right now?

Real salary insights by role from recent placements. PM through VP Product.

Equity versus base at the early stage

What candidates expect, how they weigh it, and where that conversation breaks down.

How AI is affecting what product leaders are worth

Are AI-native candidates commanding a premium yet? What founders say versus what they pay.

How to compete when you cannot match big company base

What actually works. What does not, and why candidates still walk.

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