Preseed company about to raise - what should founder salary look like? Would like to consider a sweet spot for taxes… as much as I’d love to be the founder that doesn’t pay herself, I realize if I have an out of state wedding to go to, that can’t be a business expense or write off either. How do you strike the balance?

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Nowadays most VCs won’t care if you pay yourself. You should pay yourself less than what you would earn if you left but a competitive salary
I’d do up to 2.5-5% of the raise and cap it at like $150K-$200K

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