Keep Your Personal Burn Rate Low To Maximize Your Options

Why ‘Living Below Your Means’ Is One Key To Success & Happiness

$0 per year. That’s what my business partner and I decided that we wanted in salary from our newest venture fund. Or at least it was the resulting impact of declining to take additional capital from our investors and commit our own dollars instead. Now, my salary doesn’t go to zero overnight because we’re still drawing down historical management fees but it’s all downhill from here as those income streams taper and end.