The product is not a panacea, it is obvious that without a product the project has no opportunities for survival, however, even if the product is far from being necessary that the project will be successful, a good flexible team is the key to project success.
if the team are truly professionals, the project will be successful in any case. The main thing is not only to attract more investment funds, but also to make a real opportunity to show how important their idea will be to society.