Rule of thumb from someone who has been through it (not me):<p>Employees 1-20: &quot;never have to work again money&quot;
20-200 (or so): &quot;buy some nice stuff, live a great life, still have to work&quot;
&gt;200: nice payday, buy a house, car, something, get back to work<p>And this is at a, now public, company where the founder had and has tons of control so got good terms for employees.