For founders and employees, salary without question. Contractors are different and usually paid on an hourly basis or given a retainer that's supposed to corres

For founders and employees, salary without question. Contractors are different and usually paid on an hourly basis or given a retainer that's supposed to correspond to some set number of hours. But if your core team wants to be paid hourly, something is terribly wrong--they either should be given more equity or simply don't have the right mindset.