My biggest concern is that the proposal is too confusing. Imagine that a representative from Steem Alliance is pitching Steem at a blockchain conference:
One slide to introduce Steem, one slide to introduce the foundation, three slides to show why investors and developers should think Steem is the holy grail.
If you can't promote your blockchain as being the right solution in five slides, it's too complicated. I think it's fair to say that if I give up and resort to the shrug emoji then most potential investors will do the same.
I agree 100% about the urgency of bringing external resources into Steem ecosystem, I just think the proposed solution is too uniquely complicated to achieved the objectives.
That's why we need to work as a community. Bring the knowledge known by varied people to the table.
Any proposal implemented solely on what it has said without alteration in some manner will carry many faults that could of been eliminated prior to the foundation beginnings.
I do not think the foundation should be seen as Steem. It is an entity that represent the interests of the chain outside the interests of private entities. All company foundation. any entity looks out for its own survival. With the beginning starting from an investment that is not a "Chain" entity. Only leaves us rewarding the private entity and not the chain.
We only become reliant on others.
I will stop spamming your post. if you ever have free time, I am open to discuss these possibilities in a discord chat.