The last statement kind of bugs me: "Given a choice, all other things equal, I will always hire someone who truly cares about the product over someone who trea

The last statement kind of bugs me: "Given a choice, all other things equal, I will always hire someone who truly cares about the product over someone who treats it like a job." This quote was after a comment about some people who have families and other things going on. If you can find someone who is head first into your product, that's fine. But those interests can and should change after a while. Someone who has a family and responsibilities can be dependable. An employee that is frenetically brilliant can burn out quickly. A team of balanced, stable, dependable people can be counted on to keep working towards a goal. This is vitally important when your young company is striving to survive and take on/create a market.