I've always thought that deferred comp was a long shot at amounting to anything. It rarely pans out.
I've gone for the "founders never earn more than anyone else" approach through several startups and I've found that it works well. Sometimes, at the start, it means the founders earn $0 or need to infuse cash to pay others. But the benefits for the team are great. Of course, this assumes the founders can afford to do it.
I've gone for the "founders never earn more than anyone else" approach through several startups and I've found that it works well. Sometimes, at the start, it means the founders earn $0 or need to infuse cash to pay others. But the benefits for the team are great. Of course, this assumes the founders can afford to do it.