That's a valid concern. We hire motivated folks who often work on side-projects whether they're work-related or not (a lot of open source contributors, etc).
In our experience it's worked out well, the higher levels of energy and passion seem to make up for the time we spend - and produce some exciting features/products to boot.
In our experience it's worked out well, the higher levels of energy and passion seem to make up for the time we spend - and produce some exciting features/products to boot.