That's more than a little unfair without knowing the context or wording of his statement. The same paragraph you clipped that from says:
"The company has yet to develop a chip past the benchmark testing phase but has said it will begin selling products broadly next year."
If the comment came in the context of a conversation around why they need more cash and what he's going to do with it, it makes perfect sense to talk about adding headcount.
Not produce anything of value, just x2 or x3 costs