The problem here is that if I'm not being productive (I'm teaching), and the other devs are not being productive (they don't know the domain), then nobody is productive.
You'd think that'd level out eventually as the other devs grow, but on short runways, there really isn't time for that.
However, we can't hire devs who know the domain because a) they're not looking for jobs and b) the ones who are we can't afford.
So it's just me, teaching other devs, when I could/should be pounding out code so we can get a few more sales, which will justify the next round.
Unintuitively, it probably didn't make sense to hire anyone else, but that feels weird because then it's just me in a dark room churning out code nobody's reviewed, and there really is plenty of work to do, it's just all work only I seem to be able to do.
I assume this is standard for early stage startups who haven't yet found their P/M fit, but it is odd.