You don't have to pay them but they need to eat and sleep and won't do anything blatantly illegal.
>>1464593
Probably $1M because of time value of money.
The competent employee may be worth $120-150K+ to you later on, but early on it's plainly a game of catchup.
>>1464593
employee if i never have 2 pay them and if they obey and shit. have 2 be able 2 code like a mother fucker. but yea. .
>>1464593
Keep the million dollar and be your own competent employee
>>1464607
You could even afford to hire more than one competent employee
>>1464614
ceo/founders can also be considered employees.
think about owning bill gates or larry page and not having to compensate them with shares of the company u make them create.