[FrustratedMonky]

Since he is a founder that built the business, I'd say he is someone that has a lot of practical knowledge beyond theory. He saw both sides, and sees the flaws in both.

How many times to do talk about the sales guy that earns too much, or so-and-so, that got promoted for being nice. Everyone is always complaining about others getting paid more, and that wouldn't happen if the pay was equal to value.

Or, how about in Software, there are a lot of teams adding features, which one was worth more? It is hard to tell, but everyone seems to agree the guys at the top didn't contribute much. So, it seems like the math would work, the guys at the top don't produce much value, but get more money than the teams adding value. Even if how to calculate each individual value is difficult.