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Comment by FredPret

3 days ago

If ARR grows enough, there should be plenty of room in there to pay the founders.

For extreme examples of ARR growth at 0% profit paying off, look at Uber, Amazon, and ServiceNow. I know these are very much outliers. All three had rapid revenue growth but profits at (or far below) zero. But for all three, the founders are sitting pretty today.

https://valustox.com/NOW

https://valustox.com/UBER

https://valustox.com/AMZN

> For extreme examples of ARR growth at 0% profit paying off

Pretty sure parent was referring to gross profit, because that's what you'd look at to pay your salary. These examples are not relevant.