There is a limit at to what one person on their own can achieve, or would want to try to take on in order to have some life outside of work.
You have been given an opportunity to build and lead team, hire the person you would want as a technical mentor. Focus on the big picture results, what will you be able to put on your resume? Built and Led a team that developed a technique/software/product that yielded $x result for company, or “worked on x product in y language”
It’s a different class
If someone who has a successful company wants to interact directly with you, learn everything you can from them, that is an opportunity greater than any tech bullshit
You have been given an opportunity to build and lead team, hire the person you would want as a technical mentor. Focus on the big picture results, what will you be able to put on your resume? Built and Led a team that developed a technique/software/product that yielded $x result for company, or “worked on x product in y language”
It’s a different class
If someone who has a successful company wants to interact directly with you, learn everything you can from them, that is an opportunity greater than any tech bullshit