founders- salary for sure. I don't think you can really measure a founder's contribution by the hours they put in. As Founders, its understood we're putting in

founders- salary for sure. I don't think you can really measure a founder's contribution by the hours they put in. As Founders, its understood we're putting in insane hours. If we were "charging" by the hour, most startups would be broke. One off work- For development maintenance, some design work,etc. definitely go with hourly. Have your shit together when it comes to specs, design, what the project entails. If things go overboard, you might be kicking yourself. It's also a good way to see if that person might be worth joining the team, without making a huge up front commitment.