As a startup CEO your salary is there to provide for your "essentials," such as housing, food, etc. It is not designed as an income that you can get rich off of

As a startup CEO your salary is there to provide for your "essentials," such as housing, food, etc. It is not designed as an income that you can get rich off of. That ways your personal success is tied to the success of the company, which incentivizes you to have the investors best interests in mind.