Yeah, but its a start.

Also, having conviction often helps you get funding! And having funding makes doing things easier. I’m not even sure whether to call this a caveat, just a parallel factor that can be difficult to causally disentangle.

One of the rhings that seems to be missing is a standard data model capable of supporting and data criteria (both input & output) After all, we mere mortals have such capability to support anything Past, Present, or Future ( even things yet to be imagined)

I want to be Emperor of the Galaxy. Let's see, i know those darn UFO have mastered interstellar flight. Where can i get them?

This is one of the coolest things about working in product design - you have the opportunity to build stuff (hardware, software, systems) that hasn't been done before.