[davidajackson]

Focus on finding freelancers with the expertise you're looking for, and you'll be able to get a product much faster. I've done consulting for 2 YC companies and helped launch several products, if you want to chat just send me a message: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deejax Probably looking through the HN freelancer thread would be a good start too.

Be attentive to the long term cost when you hire someone else to build an MVP--there's often a lot of changes, updates and natural iteration especially for early stage companies--just make sure you set aside a budget for that if you anticipate iterating.