Exactly. There's a time element to this. It takes 7-11 years for a startup to go public. Your life changes during that time and so does the relative impact of your salary on runway.
7-11 years for a startup to go public, but how long to reach profitability to the point where an increase in salary won't affect that profitability? If it takes 7-11 years for that, you're probably not in the right business.
It's not about the amount you raise, it's about what stage your company is in. That's my real point there.
