I agree that some of the FMV vesting stake could be used strategically in the short term to form strategic partnerships. Adam has already pledged 1M of it will be used toward non-FMV ventures that will benefit BTS directly. Maybe we can request that he bumps this amount up to 10M?
Meeting Adam in Blacksburg over the past week, I saw first hand that he is working diligently on integrating non FMV projects that aim to grow the BitShares userbase as well. The forums are a small glimpse into what is really going on behind the scenes, and I say this well knowing that the "just wait for it" play is notoriously a Brian Page move. We've seen a delegate proposal for one of these partnerships already... FreebieServers.
NewMine is onto something in that we need to reach out all of our tentacles and build strategic partnerships with potential business partners and ideologically aligned groups. Members of the BTS community can start today! We can draft reusable, templated letters to send out to these potential partners and share them with each other. Of course, dropping a load of stake on some high roller partner would be a great way to get them on board. But should we not at least introduce ourselves to these potentials first, and see which ones bite?
FollowMyVote is a long term play, and I think that Adam has the grit and tenacity to make in roads here as we've seen with the Pirate Party partnership. I think it would be a shame for the community to abandon support for such a great opportunity, even if it will take some time to grow to fruition.