Should a start-up wait until it finds the perfect team?

1 points by oldpond ↗ HN
Should a start-up wait until it finds the perfect development team, or should it just hire whoever is available and try to manage it along?

I am working on an idea now, and I've interviewed a couple of devs for it. In general, resumes I have received have been good and the candidates have been okay, but they are not my dream team.

I know a couple of developers locally who I would love to have on my team. They get it, they're self motivating, and they are fun to work with. However, they are fully employed and risk averse. Should I give up my dream of finding the perfect team and just hire based on availability and price?

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I can't speak from personal experience, so I'm not going to offer advice based on my experience.

But, do listen to the Mixergy interview with Jason Jacobs of RunKeeper -http://mixergy.com/runkeeper-jason-jacobs-interview/ - he started working with contractors. There's some real pearls of wisdom in there.