I would argue that hiring is not the biggest problem: people are. Hiring, firing, and management are all critical. Early on, finding people is about finding trust, motivation, and (to some extent) skills. Firing is about identifying that something isn't working out and ending it -- you cannot keep people around that hurt the company, they are a cancer and should be removed. Managing people is often forgotten and really important. Happy employees are better employees, they are motivated, care, and create a better work product.

With all that said, I like some of these messages. Always be recruiting and create a process are both really important. The latter of these does not mean to create bureaucracy, it just means to be deliberate about who you bring on.