Bitcoin took 8 years to develop the cryptospace in regards to awareness and talent. NEO also has a bunch of experience to learn and grow with by using Ethereum and the various other platforms to help it trouble shoot issues that took ethereum many months to solve.

I'm expecting NEO to steadily increase, if not rapidly (assuming the crypto space growth rate only balloons from here). More people in this space means more money, more money means more awareness, more money and awareness means more talent! More talent means projects like NEO are likely to develop faster.