This is good news.. Thanks for sharing it.
As far as investing in Steem is concerned, was discussing this with a few friends a couple of days back, and we came to the conclusion that may be it's too early for us. We need to spend some more time on steemit, give back to the community more and with a healthier profile (and everything else :P), then we can think along the lines of investment and all.
But anyway, thanks for the post. Cheers! :)