Every founder who has tried to hire a developer for an Android project has faced this exact crossroads at some point. On one side, you have the generalist freelancer - available immediately, portfolio looks decent, rate seems reasonable. On the other side, you have a specialist - someone who lives and breathes Android development, knows the platform deeply, and has shipped real products on it. The generalist is easier to find. The specialist is harder to justify until you have been burned by the generalist once or twice. The speed question is where this debate gets genuinely interesting. Most founders assume that availability equals speed - if someone can start today, they will deliver faster. But availability and delivery speed are two completely different things, and confusing them is one of the most common and costly mistakes in early-stage product development. When your Android app is the thing standing between you and your first users, the person you put on it matters enormously.…