Howery gave up a nearly $1M annual corporate salary to launch Kukun
Raph Howery · Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs · Jan 21, 2026 · at 16:33
Kukun founder Raph Howery discusses the corporate compensation package he walked away from when leaving management consulting to launch his startup.
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“Let's say in close to a million dollars a year, and let's say a lot of other perks.”
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