[craigkerstiens]

If you're in the bay area finding talent is going to be especially hard, not because it's not here, but its already in such demand. The jobs area of stackoverflow and github could be great bets for finding people. As these are newer resources there may be not quite as many companies taking advantage yet.

Networking events while a slow path is a good one to take. It also makes the interpersonal parts of evaluating someone much easier than through the formal interview process.

The final thing, is that even though there is profitability salary compensation will be a factor for talented employees. If you're looking to give up a bulk of equity then you're looking more at a co-founder than employee and should just set expectations accordingly.