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Free calculatorWhat does one wrong bet cost you?
Promote the wrong person or make a bad senior hire, and the bill runs far past their salary. Move the sliders to size it for your company.
$120k
9 mo
Most wrong bets aren’t addressed for 6–12 months.
5
Direct reports or close collaborators who lose productivity.
Estimated cost of this bad bet
$140k
A conservative, salary-anchored estimate.
Lost productivity in seat$45k
Team drag$47k
Backfill & rehire$48k
A Prove cycle costs a fraction of this
Six weeks of behavioral proof before you commit — so you avoid the bill above, or catch it early.
Illustrative estimate for planning only, anchored to widely cited ranges (a bad hire commonly costs 30%–200%+ of salary; senior mis-promotions run higher). Your actual cost varies. Not financial advice.