You really think a whale wants to put money behind someone that isnt well known, pay for their marketing, promotion, ads, equipment, etc. in hopes they will make it big and attract users here?
Isnt it easier to do what Dan and @oracle-d is doing. Just give guys with couple k followers a few votes in hopes they might mention STEEM.
Theres this idea in steemian minds that there is no big talent here, that STEEM is where the poor kids that couldnt make it on youtube go.
Thats false. There are number of creators that are immensely talented that started on Steem. Those are the kinds of people you want to push forward.
People like that have an emotional connection with the platform, guys like the youtubers on 3speak might be great people, but Steem doesnt mean to them as much as it means to those i mentioned i above.