[matco11]

Yeah. This misses the point that founders often go unpaid for long periods of time.

Those payments catch founders up to being able to have a “normal” lifestyle - which enables them to perform their CEO or CTO jobs better. A CEO having issues with making ends meet at home, having personal debt, and eating ramen can sustain that additional pressure forever. It’s in the interest of VCs to arrange things so that founders can focus 100% on the success of the company.