Well, It seems the tokens that are being sold now on ethereum network are not the one that are going to be used on the EOS blockchain later. I don't really know how they can be of such value right now, I guess that's one of the reasons why everyone says it's a scam. Personally I don't think someone can come up with something delicate as this without the intention to actually build it.
No, the ceo of EOS is a talented developer, I think that's why it raised so much money.I have asked my friends why they join the ESO, they are all addicted the talented dev.