My advice to CTO leads and devs is listen to the market.
Bagworking and recruiting is an essential part of a coin’s success but if the market doesn’t accept the coin you can’t force it.
I’ve had plenty of projects that did much better than I anticipated because I didn’t realize how much it resonated with people.
I’ve also had plenty of projects that I thought were good that flopped because I overestimated the narrative.
So in short, work hard and get the right people in but if the sentiment and buzz around it is low after a while then it’s time to cut and find something else.
In rare occasion