It doesn't make sense, you said that you have a great project so why do you need connections anyways?
If you actually have a beautiful project and its something unique then people will appreciate it and you could potentially grow. As for connections, it doesn't sound right, in my personally view, it really sounds sketchy and the first thing that comes to my mind is corruption. Are you going to paid all those people to take care something for you?
and right he is corruption is open in the industry just talk to glen in coinmarketcap and give him several millions so you get listed at coinmarketcap
i think sooner or later this corruption will collapse the eniter market and simply a new market will be created