You&#x27;ll want to divide again by hours worked per year, since that&#x27;s where the true payoff comes from running your own business.<p>Imagine a SaaS product that brings in just shy of a single Bay Area dev salary.  Is that a success for a single founder who has put six years into building it?  Of course not, right?<p>But what if said single founder now needs to put in roughly 100 hours <i>per year</i> to keep that business ticking along and delivering that salary?  What if he can spend another 1000 hours per year building the next product, leaving a little over half the year to pursue his dream of competitive kite surfing?<p>Stick that into your curve, and I bet it&#x27;ll trend a little more up and to the right.