On the topic of making good people want to stay around, i would add that having smarter people than myself in the team is a huge factor. I'm still not sure tha

On the topic of making good people want to stay around, i would add that having smarter people than myself in the team is a huge factor. I'm still not sure that achieving this by hiring consultants is a good idea, but it is better than nothing. And it happens that consultants become employees, so i take comfort in that.