i can tell you as i started last year the price for STEEM was around $1 for a long time and i made my biggest investment in Steemit for the long term. I talked to many people here which were here from the beginning, asked questions out of curiosity or doubt and over time my confidence in the platform grewed because the signs are good that Steemit will grow further (registrations tripled since my inception in mid 2017).
But there were especially in the beginning times of doubt where i disciplined me not to run away and built a strong belief in Steemit.
@jerrybanfield made a price prediction of STEEM of $10 months ago and i was sceptical and asked him what he had in mind to come to this conclusion.. but he is very busy and i got no response.. I made my prediction of $5 and luckily it was a good prediction but more surprisingly STEEM stands very strong in the last dip which confirms the independent status.
Most important everything needs time, especially in the real world, a project, a company with the people behind. They layout the foundation and it takes often months or years until success. Lessons learned from my own company and the experience here on Steemit. I'm in and expect exciting times!
Thank you!