If the total cost of having an employee is $100K/yr, it's $600K for the equivalent of 4 employees for 18 months. Add in any server costs, legal fees, various petty expenditures. He says they've got 3-4 months left. Sounds about right.
yeah, you're right. it all adds up (server costs, legal fees, marekting, etc..)
for most, that depends on your market / business plan. salary can be the biggest in some cases, but inventory is a big thing for us.