“Year three year four I don't think we took any salary. I think we're basically just living off of like credit card points and then using the company funds for just meals and just that was it. I was playing semi-professional poker to kind of make rent.”

Years 3-4: No Salary, Credit Card Points, And Poker Tables For Rent

After leaving Hulu and Sony Music, Ryan and Kent paid themselves nothing for years three and four of Neuro. They survived on credit card points, expensed only meals through the company, and Ryan played semi-professional poker on the side to cover rent while inventory and freight issues compounded.