Just a great project in the long run. Maybe let them first just develop the platform and then see if it is great or not? Could be the better way to go about this.
I think so too. To begin, the team needs to show some results. and after that, to draw some conclusions. This will be the right logic for all of us.
Results are the measurement for all of us. We can promise many things, but in the end it comes down to what we deliver.