@steemmonsters has definitely been ahead in the game here and will be an example to be followed for those entrepreneurs seeking success here in the ecosystem. However, SP delegation will continue to be a key factor given it is also the fuel for the future SMTs that will be issued. I think the missing element is an onboarding for potential investors for that purpose solely as many are still criticized because they seek to generate returns with no engagement in most cases (not all). So they trend to go to delegation to bots or vote selling at this point. Projects will need to compete with those models for a fair share of the investments available.