Lot's of good questions in here already.
Here's mine:
Steem Monsters can utilise all their Steempower to reward their community for adding value to Steem Monsters.(because they have a second revenue stream).
Would Steem inc consider doing similar with their stake to add value to Steem inc? It's currently not being used.
Further explanation:
There is plenty of talent on here that will happily do work for you guys for an upvote or maybe some delegation (think normal amounts, 5k-20k).
You guys want to build tools to create great communities but at times forgetting to use the one you have build already.
Don't underestimate the willingness of this community to do what it takes and to help out.
What we need to know is what you guys need and then we can think about how to bring these two together.
It could suppress costs (using your stake is free) and help you guys out wherever you need it and it will also let talented people earn some extra Steem.
More info with comments from the community here in the post on my blog.
Great point, I don't know why something this obvious has never been utilized!
About a year ago I took a day to try and find any possible way to get in contact with "steemit.com management" to pitch an idea I had for a full steemit promotional photo and video package. It took me hours just to find someone I could actually potentially contact. I gave them the pitch, told them I would be willing to do the entire project paid in Steem. Obviously, of course, never heard a word back from anyone. Doing the research and trying to find any steem promotional material outside of Steemit, and the no response from the "promotional manager" or whatever, showed me exactly how much Steemit inc was interested in actually doing some marketing, even if it were to be paid with steem. I like your idea, but I don't have high hopes.
I've had the same question for a while. Maybe there's an amount of 'fear' of using this stake because everyone will have an opinion on the ways and amounts it will be distributed, and it's possible Steemit Inc wants to be as impartial as possible. But it's a damn shame to not use it. I'm curious to hear some input on this from Ned as well, and let us figure out of there's a way we can use the stake by for example delegating it to a Utopian/Utopian-alternative that will be serving as a 'third (impartial) party' and reward contributions done by talented Steemians.