Shareholders working against users interest work long term against themselves. Stupid
Well said
There is nothing we can do. Ok, we can make super cool marketing and get, 10.000 new users. (*impossible, but just as the example)
They wait for a week or two, they forget to ever log in - 5000 less
They see Trending page - now we have 3.000 :D
Markdown formating, so advanced for 1979 - 1000 users are still around
They post, and post and post for a week and they get 1$ in total - 100 users stayed, a drop in the ocean.
On the other hand... Top stakeholders have a vision.
They use their power to upvote something valuable with a measurable amount.
Great, they can support about 100 serious authors. Organic growth starts, some development is done (that would cost less than 10k $). And the price starts to rise. Keep the momentum and it can be fihed in a couple of months.
I am catching up on your comments... Nice to see a sharp mind with lots of humor...