No, I don't have any tips for this, sorry.

I believe that the decision process - generally speaking - is not "let's think how to solve this problem":

1) let's see if anyone already invented a solution and is willing to sell it to us

then if above doesn't produce results:

2) let's hire someone to solve this problem

It is directly "let's hire someone to solve this problem" or directly "let's see if a recruiter can find someone to hire that can solve the problem".