Life is not an idealized free market where developer hours are a resource to exploit in the short run. This is true both ethically and professionally. If you s

Life is not an idealized free market where developer hours are a resource to exploit in the short run. This is true both ethically and professionally. If you screw people, word gets around, and you just alienated all the talent you built a relationship with. It also makes you a bad person. If you ask loyal employees to stay on for the sake of their equity or the sake of making something great, that's fine, but if you're funded and not delusional about your chances it's unlikely you will be in a position to do this in a fair way.