Hiring for a Boostrapped Company

I'd also be careful about waiting too long before starting the search. Rather than looking once "your efficiency breaks down"; get started early speaking to candidates.

If you're bootstrapping and need to find the ideal person - you'll want to give yourself a lot of time to find them.

I agree on the !friends. I've recently been looking for a contractor and was thinking about bringing a friend in to do it, but the more I thought about it, the more I wasn't sure if we'd still be friends when it was all said and done.