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It's not true, as the founder of the company, you aren't even technically employed (unless you become a legal employee), so there is no concept of wage at all, only dividends and buying stuff directly with the company (fine within reasonable limits).

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I feel like I was an employee, I don't really recall the details when I spun up my C-Corp tbh. It does seem that a CEO can take a $0 salary.