If someone else can offer one of my guys a better deal than what I can (and by deal I don't just mean money), then I send them off with my good wishes. I reali

If someone else can offer one of my guys a better deal than what I can (and by deal I don't just mean money), then I send them off with my good wishes. I realise this comes across as naive, and I certainly don't want to minimize the huge disruption someone leaving a busy small team can cause, but if you start seeing people as property and laying your ego on the line every time you have turnover, you are going to have a miserable life. [Disclaimer: I don't work in startups but I do work somewhere where it typically takes 9 months to re-hire, so don't think I don't feel the pain]