The speaker is able to forgo a salary to reinvest in their company, indicating a level of financial independence and the ability to play the long game in entrepreneurship, a state they believe most people do not achieve.
"I've chosen to not draw a salary because you know you wanted to invest in the company itself so I'd say you know for the last almost 10 months have not I've chosen not to draw a salary as well so I think the ability to do that alone in my definition would mean that you have reached that point where you're not choosing something just because it gives you more money you're choosing something you can play the longer game and afford not to you know take a salary for a long period of time and most people never reach that point in life"
