I think by "figure out" OP did not mean "learned it to bits" and more like "learned enough to be able hire for that task" I was bit before by hiring specialist

I think by "figure out" OP did not mean "learned it to bits" and more like "learned enough to be able hire for that task" I was bit before by hiring specialists when I did not know what task at hands was, what metrics I should expect, what kind of timeline is reasonable, what potential gotchas are. And for person with CTO title, I think it must have.