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0 pointsZephyrBlu5y ago0 comments

This is assuming that this stream of income doesn't ever dry up.

I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer.

If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed.

On the other hand if he had a bit of a warchest he either has runway to increase revenue or to find another source of income.

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tonyedgecombe5y ago· 1 in thread

>If at some point in the future for whatever reason Lichess gets less donations, he could be screwed.

No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us.

The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough.

ZephyrBluOP5y ago

> No doubt they would get a job like the rest of us

"I personally think that the founder should have enough money to never worry about money, or at least have a big buffer"

> The problem with your proposition is it can never be satisfied, you will never have enough

Where did you get this idea from? If you control your expenses (Like it sounds like the founder does) then the "never having enough" problem doesn't exist. At that point more money just means a larger buffer.

indigochill5y ago· 1 in thread

Then really Lichess should have FU money. This both secures his income as long as he continues working on it, then lets him hire a replacement whenever he decides to retire.

ZephyrBluOP5y ago

Sure, it's up the founder of course. I think the they've created enough value to deserve that money for themselves and to use in any way they see fit though.

Maybe that would be putting it back into Lichess when they retire or maybe after 10 years they decide they want to work on something else and they live off that money to do so.

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