Just to follow up on parent post here, what is the difference between your prototype and a product? Why do you need to hire additional developers? Why do you th

Just to follow up on parent post here, what is the difference between your prototype and a product? Why do you need to hire additional developers? Why do you think paying someone else to develop this product will make you better instead of worse off? Surely a working prototype is something that you can ask people to pay for. And even if you are not covering costs, getting money in the door will cover SOME development costs and help convince someone else that people will pay for what you are building, which is the only reason they're investing in the first place.