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leftnode on March 24, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startup Death Clock

Because if you spend $100 a month and make $200 a month, you're profitable, but by no means living off that money (at least in the US).

reitzensteinm on March 24, 2011 | [–]

Sure, but if you absolutely need to take a salary, why not just include that in the expenses?

dpcan on March 25, 2011 | [–]

Since when is paying yourself and your employees not an expense that factors into whether or not you are profitable?

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