The cross-border stack desk
Vendor-neutral comparisons for non-US founders running US LLCs.
Compare 43+ formation, banking, tax, and compliance services across 24 country × dimension playbooks. Founder-built. Methodology disclosed.
This month on the desk
Editorial picks
Banking
Mercury
OUR PICKUS-only revenue, fastest non-resident KYC
See comparisonFormation
Doola
OUR PICKFirst US LLC, EIN without SSN
See comparisonMailing Address
Traveling Mailbox
BUDGET$25/mo CMRA, 1099-K-safe
See comparisonEOR / Global Hires
Deel
OUR PICKGlobal contractor + EOR coverage
See comparisonMercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. Affiliate disclosure & methodology.
24 live playbooks
Pick your country × dimension
Each cell maps the vendors, regulations, and structural traps for one country and one dimension. Tax cells route to country playbooks — vendor-neutral education, no editorial pick.
Methodology + evidence basis → /about/methodology
Structural insights · updated weekly
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Apr 24, 2026What a META Diagnostic shows
Same engine. Four founder profiles. Four stress signatures.
Tap any persona to open its sample report. The diagnostic runs the same M / E / T / A engine across every founder pattern.
Same engine. Four founder profiles. Four stress signatures.
M Money · E Entity · T Tax · A AccountabilityScores 1–2 (green) sit at low–moderate structural risk for that dimension; 3 (orange) is elevated; 4–5 (red) is high. The full $99 META Diagnostic produces this signature plus 12–18 specific findings, cross-dimensional tension analysis, and a PDF you can hand to your CPA or attorney.
Optional layer · $99
Want a structural risk map before you buy?
Comparing services in isolation can miss compound risks across Money × Entity × Tax. The META Diagnostic is an optional pre-purchase layer for founders who want the structural picture first.
Founded by a cross-border operator
Built by someone who runs a US LLC from Hong Kong.
Global Solo is founded by Jett Fu — 20+ years building cross-border businesses across the US, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Every comparison, country playbook, and diagnostic on this site comes from firsthand operator experience. The methodology page documents what we use directly, what we evaluate through founder conversations, and what we research from regulatory sources.
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