It probably depends how ready your project is.
I dunno about Eurodirect, but Astraeus is run by every experienced pilots. They are very good with flying aircrafts, training, writing procedures etc.
They might not be so good at selling tickets. Just look at their website. It 19th century technology.
They make all their money on training and they are not flying much apart from that.
Personnaly, I d rather be with an airline run by proper managers than pilots.