That really is asking for everything. I hope you have figured out a way to explain your value proposition to these dream candidates.
There were many people drawn by the allure of finance back in 2006-2008 and are now thinking of leaving. Generally people have enough money to carry themselves for some time on a low salary, have the risk tolerance (after all, they can cover themeselves), and can work at all hours.
Are there people who really want to work at all hours? Maybe eager students right out of college.
Personally, I'm at the point where if I'm going to be working at all hours, I'd better be one of the primary beneficiaries of that work.
Too introverted to be really aware of their market value and have a life and smart enough that they're going to be obsessed with the work and work at it all the time.
Considering I'm having a hard time finding "reasonably competent" Rails devs, I can't imagine how you might hire for that kind of position.
Does networking work better (than hiring a recruiter) when recruiting for startups? Do you come to places like HN to build relationships?
It seems you'd have to win people over 1-to-1 -- get them to believe in your vision and culture enough that they'd join you, in spite of all the risk -- which takes time and energy (both worth it) as well as a keen understanding of where to go to find dream talent (tough).
Shameless Plug which is why we built Meeteor.com - our aim is to get you warm introductions into the companies you're interested in, through your friends.