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This isn't going to mean much: founder of what? A company that is only going to be lucrative if it has a major liquidity event in the future? Does the company have traction yet? How many employees at the company?


You were down voted but my first thought was exactly the same. What is the relevance without the specifics behind who or in what particular situation.

My other thoughts were:

Where are you living? (Both geography and say "with parents")

How old are you?

How do you pay your bills (with "salary" = 0) and so forth.

What are your savings?

What is your safety net?

Many things play into whether someone can even begin to afford to get little or $0 salary.

Do you have kids?

Are you married?




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