Hi @aggroed, always good to read updates from you :)
Personally I hope that you and your team will build a lot of useful tools for SMTs. Steemit will provide a working blockchain solution but let's be honest here - the biggest update for steemit.com since it's launch was change of colour from blue to green. Someone needs to build those easy to use SMT products for all the normies.
With those up an running you could probably create many bridges between SMT and SE for that sweet synergy effect.
Also I don't blame people for seeing SMTs as a threat to SE. It takes some time and work to build up a confidence in your skills and understand that basically everything is an opportunity :)
Good job also @cardboard with what you are doing on Steem-Engine with your TPU token.
I believe TPU is a very good investment, the will benefit from price rise and at the same time it add's to TIPU SP delegation!