But it's not a mistake to market any tangible progress you've made

You know the story about Peter Pan. However, in real life, both people and companies need to grow up.

Children are promising, as well as startups, both of them are pure potential and talent. Not too much knowledge, not too much competence, but there is huge potential.

After about a year, a company becomes a teenager. Not so much potential anymore, it's sharpened already.

Now... After 3 years, Steemit has 10 employees (reduced from 15).

Only 10 people after 3 years is the equivalent of the moment when the son is about 30 years old, he is training football for the local club, his studies are not finished and the future is grim. Is there potential? Yes, but history showed that the boy is a lost cause. There are new kids, equally promising, but younger.
Father should say: look, you are a failure, start doing something, be a waiter or something and try to save what is possible to save.

With only 9+1 employee, I'm not sure that it's possible to make a change.
CEO, Marketing, HR, PR... Where are developers? Engineers? Who is going to make a change?
Who is going to invest in the company that was not able to grow up for 3 years?

I would like to see this project thriving again, but I don't see it's possible.