I like the idea of contacting a few media outlets. Several of them are putting out a handful of crypto stories every day, at some point they gotta run thin on material. I would not be surprised if we could get a few of them to write about Steem, though we will need an exciting new development such as the SMT release date to give them something to write about.
I have pitched Steem to one cryptocurrency based hedge fund and their response was that we don't invest much in individual coins, we invest in the infrastructure and businesses being built. Mostly mentioned stakes in Exchanges, with a few startup projects they were investing in as well.
Ironically he said investing in steemit.com the company was slightly more appealing than buying the steem currency.
Right. Ironic, because the value of this thing doesn’t come from Steemit (one facet), it comes from Steem (all the facets). They’ll catch on - the time will come.