It probably can't be understated though how important it was that Ton, the original author was spearheading that whole thing. He would have had both an existing

It probably can't be understated though how important it was that Ton, the original author was spearheading that whole thing. He would have had both an existing relationship with the investors, and enough clout with the community backers to envision a future for it... trust which was obviously well placed.