I disagree. A coin that depends on its founders or grows because of its founders often fails. Look at Bitcoin. No one still knows who even the founder(s) is/are. It's all about community. One major value of a cryptocurrency is behind getting listed on major exchanges for example. There's usually two ways of doing that. One is organic growth like Litecoin or Dogecoin and exchanges are forced to list it. The other is through paying these big exchanges ridiculous sums of money. The latter we can't afford so if you're looking for a coin with rich and influential founders, you should look elsewhere!