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		austenallred on July 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Founder to CEO: How to build a great company from ... But are you sure your math is right? How do you know those are the percentages? Me personally, I know I’ll be able to pay a mortgage one way or another, so I’d prefer to shoot for high impact. When you’re running the hopefully-$100m-company you can still pay yourself a six figure salary. It’s not all binary.

mooreds on July 3, 2018 [–]

I don't know those percentages, but I suspect they are optimistic.

I think it comes down to knowing yourself and your risk profile. Good on ya for taking the swing!

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