Sure, what entrepreneur wouldn't love that -- smart CS students willing to drop out of a top college to join their company?
I'm sure you've heard that Cortez destroyed the ships his conquistadors sailed in on. If someone will do that on their own, well heck, that's a motivated employee. One who's not looking for massages and free Odwalla, either.
However, convincing them they should take a lower salary with you, instead of working for Google, becomes an issue.
I'm walking away from a startup right now because they don't understand they have a lot of competition. 1) other companies, 2) myself. I'm going to startup on my own because the terms are terrible at my current startup.
I'm sure you've heard that Cortez destroyed the ships his conquistadors sailed in on. If someone will do that on their own, well heck, that's a motivated employee. One who's not looking for massages and free Odwalla, either.