From the descriptions of Leemon Baird, it seems that they are presently licensing Hashgraph. I bet they'd license it to you cheap, because Baird seems quite interested in social media, and very aligned with your interests, and lives, or at least developed Hashgraph, in TX.
Austin, IIRC.
You might be able to withstand the liberals long enough for a meeting with Baird.
If you do, I'd dump Steem into the license, too.
Wouldn't hurt me none to put my Steem where my teeth gleem.
I have a graduate degree in Business Management.
That taught me very well that
I'd SUCK at being a manager.
25 years of trucking confirmed it.
so no.
I wouldn't take a license myself.
but I'd be very interested in someone who did.