Hmm, over two years you're putting in an additional $172k plus all of the time and effort cofounding a startup entails, plus the opportunity cost of doing a sta

Hmm, over two years you're putting in an additional $172k plus all of the time and effort cofounding a startup entails, plus the opportunity cost of doing a startup vs collecting regular tech company wages working a 9-5. Is your investment properly acknowledged in terms of equity? You're also sending a signal to your investors that your time is not worth much, and a signal to your employees that they can also expect scant wages and personal sacrifices. It sounds like a bad deal, one I personally would not agree to, let alone writing about it publicly. It is quite likely that after let's say 6 months of gruelling work you will start to burn out, start to feel undervalued, become difficult to work with and end up getting fired as a result. If things are this tight you should probably raise more money instead.