Yes, you should pay yourself. How much? Working out a pay structure is quite tricky, and reviewing it constantly so you can raise it gradually is a good way to

Yes, you should pay yourself. How much? Working out a pay structure is quite tricky, and reviewing it constantly so you can raise it gradually is a good way to lose focus. The approach in the article is one way, but I don't like the lumpiness of it and the big bonuses won't work if you're bootstrapped. A better approach is to pay yourself a fixed percentage of MRR. Some VCs may add salary caps but this works until you reach that point. I’ve found that 2% works well. I wrote this a while ago and a bunch of founders (particularly bootstrapped / tiny seed rounds) said they found it helpful in figuring out their pay structure: https://ghiculescu.substack.com/p/how-to-set-your-salary-as-a-first https://ghiculescu.substack.com/p/how-to-set-your-salary-as-...