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Founder Finance3 min read

How Much Should a Founder Pay Themselves? A Straight Answer

Founder pay is a runway decision. Set it too low and your judgement suffers; set it too high and you shorten your runway and unsettle investors. Here is a framework for setting the number, what the benchmarks show, and how to take the money so the tax and the books stay clean.

By Olubunmi Nmerenu, ACA