[ringdabell]

I think you can have both, something that rewards founders for their risk while also providing for your employees.

Remember that it's a bit of catch-22 in the sense that you need your employees in order to make your company into a big success. Rewarding your employees and creating a culture that's awesome incentivizes loyalty, hard work, etc.

Be careful of this founder-before-all mentality... no one wants to work in a fiefdom...