This is the typical way that a founder determines sweat equity: foregone wages.

创始人一般都是按照放弃工资来确定劳动价值的。

Entrepreneurs often ask me how to value the sweat equity invested in their startup.

创业者经常问我如何给创建公司时投入的劳动定价。

But over the years, I have come to realize that sweat equity isn't the same thing as market value for your startup.

但是几年后我才意识到劳动和公司市值根本不是一回事。

As the business owner, you should be the expert on valuing sweat equity, not your investors, accountants or lawyers.

作为公司所有者，你必须成为给劳动定价的专家，而不是投资者、会计师或者律师。

Investors have no idea how to value sweat equity, and I now believe it's a bad idea to let them tell you how to do it.

投资者也不知道如何给劳动定价，而且我相信让他们定价也是不明智的。