Founder Commitment

Before funding closes, I draw no salary from the company. After funding, compensation is set at a level that covers basic living expenses without extracting meaningful value from the business. This is deliberate: the goal is building company equity, not converting investor capital into personal income.

Post-funding salary is fixed, reviewed annually with investor input, and explicitly designed to maintain personal stability while preserving runway. The commitment here is transparency: investors can see exactly what the founder costs and how that aligns with capital discipline.

Nuqta is a UAE-first company, and my physical presence aligns with where the business operates. During the build and launch phases, I am committed to being present in the market — available for merchant meetings, partner conversations, hiring, and investor updates.

Travel for personal or professional reasons doesn't mean disengagement. The commitment is to be reachable and present when the business requires it, not to be permanently desk-bound in Dubai. But the default assumption should be clear: this is not a remote side project being run from another country.

There is no employment elsewhere, no active consulting contracts, no parallel startups, and no advisory commitments that would create competing demands on time or attention. The entirety of professional focus goes to Nuqta.

This is a simple commitment but an important one. Many early-stage ventures fail not because the idea was wrong, but because the founder's attention was split between too many opportunities. That isn't the case here.

There are no side projects, no parallel ventures, and no undisclosed business interests that could compete with Nuqta for attention or resources. Any future opportunities that arise will be disclosed and, where appropriate, approved at the board level before any commitment is made.

Intellectual property developed for Nuqta belongs to Nuqta — not to the founder personally, and not shared with any other venture. Time, energy, and creative focus are exclusively directed toward building this company.

Founder equity is subject to a four-year vesting schedule with a one-year cliff and bad-leaver provisions. This isn't unusual — it's standard governance — but it's worth stating explicitly because it means commitment is structural, not just verbal.

Walking away early is expensive. Departing under adverse circumstances forfeits unvested equity. The structure is designed to ensure that long-term value creation is the only path to meaningful founder returns. Early exit, distraction, or abandonment are economically penalized.

Speed is the only moat in Year 1. I commit to aggressive execution milestones: