I'm non-technical, and tend to use Hive as a social media network and a nice way to earn a little from creative writing.

What I'm seeing here is an expenditure of nearly half a million dollars. Assuming VSC charges fees to the users of the tools it plans to make, is the plan to use those earnings to repay the investment from the DHF, or if not, what happens to the earnings from those fees ?

Also, is it realistic to expect it to bring in an equivalent inward investment to Hive ? If so, over what period of time and how can it be objectively measured ? How much will be needed in additional funds to market the tools being created to a no9n-Hive audience ?

Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% in favour of development that grows Hive, but I've seen far too many cases where the DHF has given out large sums of money and then there's been no accountability for delivering the claimed return on investment. I actually wish that the DHF operated on a loan basis rather than a grant-giving one !