Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class [Startup HR]

How about not hiring people. Just get a bunch of guys/girls together that know their stuff, save for a bit until you know you all have enough to last for at least several months, pool your resources.

No employees. None. Wait for a year or so before you start thinking of salaries, until then it is just profit sharing, no base.

That way you'll all have your eyes on the 8 ball, all the time. A salary does weird stuff to people. It makes them feel entitled, somehow divorced from the company. If all you get is your share of the pie if the company makes money then it probably will.

Compare and contrast:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=896571