Cool, then I'm eagerly waiting on updates :D
How do you plan on taking these architectural decisions ? You already got the ideas and just need to implement them or are some "big" points still unclear ?
Anyway, have fun coding ! And if you feel like it once you've made some headway, live streaming some coding (and maybe some Q&A with people following the project) could be really nice. If you manage to build a little community even before the chain is launched, it would greatly improve its chance of success.
We never know, that might be similar to what you're thinking of (in the case you're staying with DPoS of course).By the way, I made a little post about my thoughts on Steem DPoS and how to fix it to prevent any more hostile takeovers in the future. It's short, if you want to give it a read : https://steempeak.com/steemhostiletakeover/@art.int/my-thoughts-on-steem-dpos