Whats the opposite of a brain drain? A brain pump... or something haha. When we look at the incentives for smart people to come here and help develop and build the system I think there's a good shot at success. Take @xeroc for example with this post https://steemit.com/piston/@xeroc/piston-web-first-open-source-steem-gui---searching-for-alpha-testers.
I can see similar incentives developing for subchain and sidechain app developers. With the smartest people leading the way.
I can't even begin to consider the rapid pace of innovation once smart developers see the potential to work on the system.