What if the company is profitable? Should CEO co-founders still be paid the bare minimum to live? (living expenses + 25% works out to living expenses after taxe

What if the company is profitable? Should CEO co-founders still be paid the bare minimum to live? (living expenses + 25% works out to living expenses after taxes) If they are burning investor money and will require 2-3 more rounds to become profitable, then it would be a pretty big negative.