> Just like my friend who shut down his cabinetry business because he was paying his employees more than himself (doing the "right thing"). I've listened to al

> Just like my friend who shut down his cabinetry business because he was paying his employees more than himself (doing the "right thing"). I've listened to almost all the How I Built This episodes, and paying your employees more than you are paying yourself is fairly common. You need to pay everyone market rates to retain them, and there often isn't enough left over to pay yourself well (if at all).