I believe planning to a salary from the beginning forces you to think about profitability from the beginning (or if not profitability, at least viability of you

I believe planning to a salary from the beginning forces you to think about profitability from the beginning (or if not profitability, at least viability of your revenue model). When I started my business, it was comforting knowing that I could pay myself what I was making at my 9-5 while the business was growing. Of course that limited me to business ideas that could generate revenue from day one.