Money
The founder salary question
Kruze and Pilot now publish real founder-salary benchmarks. The data quietly retired the advice to pay yourself as little as possible.
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compensation
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Articles tagged compensation
Money
Equity for early employees in non-VC companies
Why the standard option grant fails outside the VC model, and how revenue share, profit-sharing, and phantom equity actually work, with real structures from 37signals and Calm
Operations
How to hire your first ten people without a recruiter
A practical guide to making your first ten hires as a founder — no recruiter, no HR department, no budget for either. Includes MENA-specific notes on pay and sourcing.