[arielm]

I think that's a pretty blind statement. Just because you're a technical founder doesn't mean you have to ignore the finance and other non-engineering activities. That's just a bad way to run any company.

Also, being a technical founder doesn't mean you don't have common sense. Yes, GS's founders got nothing, but really it's the employees that saw the largest loss... They signed up to see the company really take off, and it didn't.

But at the end, if your company doesn't make enough money and requires raising amount of money you just don't know how to waste you shouldn't expect a big payday. Being technical isn't an excuse.