Sure, it will help but nothing replaces experience and real users.

All bakes use many standard components, the folders are a type of bike that need several specific components (like the Helix folding fork) or non standard components (like the ETRTO 507 wheels and tires).

For me the biggest risks are the riding experience, comfort+position on the bike for big people and reliability.

Riding experience is always a challenge for folding bikes because there is a conflict between riding experience and folding + folding size.

Comfort+position on the bike for big people is a problem because there is always a conflict between folding size and frame length in case of folding with a single piece frame.

Reliability because there is a conflict between reliability and weight and because titanium manufacturing is difficult.

Look at what happened with the Brompton : from the beginning it was an excellent concept but the first models had many problems and weaknesses, several iterations were needed to come to a mature model.