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Of course in usual times, taking the lower salary in exchange for the increase in stock is perfectly acceptable bet. Stock is only an advantage if your company survives.

In times like this, it could be a strain on your bottom line (depending on how much your day-to-day living costs are), as well as a higher risk because chances of your company going under are much higher.

> As a founder you can still up your salary to a sustainable level and let your employees go. Employees don’t have that option.

Hm... yeah, one could play that game for a couple months, but eventually you'll run out of money no matter what.



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