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vegashacker
on Sept 25, 2007
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Another reason many startup founders are young - s...
Not speaking from experience, but I believe that it's very common for founders to pay themselves a modest salary once they have received funding.
jsjenkins168
on Sept 25, 2007
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I could see that being the case, especially after VC funding. I guess I would just personally have a problem with that, knowing I was increasing the burn rate of the company I'm trying to build. That money could be used to hire another good hacker.
But I'm not speaking from experience either.
steve
on Sept 26, 2007
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You could burn yourself out much faster with a $0 salary over a number of years though.
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