Good thoughts brupvoter -- I think the idea of STEEM moving into the top 10 of cryptocurrencies is totally feasible. Right now it's ranked 31 in market cap according to "coinmarketcap."
Also, it may be possible that Steemit doesn't need 30 or more employees anytime soon. Reddit famously went several years with just 10 or 15 employees before it started really growing massively.