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They offered two senior hires half their salary. Both said yes.

In August 2022 beehiiv was about eight people doing $24,634 a month. Paying the two people they wanted would have eaten 40% of the bank. So they offered half, with the rest tied to revenue milestones the company had not hit yet.

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