I believe the goal should be NOT to be an outlier. Get a good sense of how the market would value you, independent of being a founder, and get paid that. Gett

I believe the goal should be NOT to be an outlier. Get a good sense of how the market would value you, independent of being a founder, and get paid that. Getting paid too much is just asking to to be singled out to be removed as a "cost saving measure." Getting paid too little makes everyone value you less. And you're at risk of being viewed as sucker. I have some strong memories of how annoyed I was at how much money our "new, post-series A management hires" were spending while I was still doubling up in hotel rooms with the other founders. At least we weren't still sharing beds...