Hello @ned,

There’s a lot of comments. I really hope you read this one.

I understand the focus to be on the currency side more than platform operations at this point, because without currency there is no operations.

So, I would like to ask you a few question and suggest a possible solution that, I feel, in some way relate to Value driver #2 and #5

1. attract new capital to the ecosystem with ICOs
2. become a big part of "Steem: the world's advertising network"

As you know, it is typical for businesses to blossom via the investment of revenue derived from other sources.

Would it help strengthen or increase the value of Steem if 4 or 5 Steemians were to change $25k to $100k worth of Bitcoin to Steem?

And what if that isn't enough to make a difference, what if 89 Steemians were to change $25k to $100K worth of Bitcoin to Steem? What if all est 350K Steemians could do it?

These are not empty questions. It can be done.
Potential members will be directed to Steemit and people will be enriched along the way.

Also, what if there was a strong Steem donation campaign implemented every year on Steemit, asking for at least $5 Steem from members. From what I’ve seen and experienced, one quality post could easily bring in enough in Steem. At current numbers, that would be an est. 350K members each contributing $5 per year in Steem.

Would any or all scenarios have any effect on strengthening sustainability, increasing the value of Steem?

Would any or all scenarios be cause enough to consider appointing more resources who would be able to focus on further development of the Steemit platform?

Or could that Steem be used as an incentive for businesses. They could use that Steem to booster their ads. If they create quality ads they should see a return in Steem and, hopefully, product sells.

In thinking about it, would any effort mentioned above have an impact on #1

1. increase demand for STEEM as the blockchain's bandwidth token

Thanks for reading.
I look forward to your response.