New Delhi, May 4 -- Both bootstrapped and funded companies have their fair share of financial struggles. A founder, unlike a corporate employee does not maximize their everyday earning potential running their company. The modern skilled knowledge worker is often compensated with top dollars in a corporate career in the best of companies today. Managing a successful career over decades through upskilling is a challenge, but corporate employees, by and large, can achieve a good life financially. Most founders, until their funded company becomes a unicorn, or their bootstrapped company starts raking in profits, are often underpaid, if paid at all. Many investors insist on a lower pay for the founder till the company hits certain revenue and ...