Does your team work for free for your startup or you are paying them?

I pay contractors full rate on my team. I'm taking the pay cut, not my team.

Right now, we're bootstrapping, so the team's taking reduced pay. It's like the early days of Github. We all believe in the vision, willing to sacrifice short-term gains for long-term success.

Startup teams may work for free or for reduced pay in the early stages, with the expectation of equity in the future.

For now we aren’t getting paid, just a stake in the companies success. It’s a great motivator while also cutting down on costs

I pay my production contracting team, and we are not getting paid. The dream is the drive.