These are great suggestions.

I think the integration of Basic Attention Token could provide Steemit Inc with a significant side-income - lowering their dependency on the continued liquidation of their pre-mine.

I would also like to see Steemit Inc offloading some of their development and strategy work to the Steem community through something like a micro-grant or bounty program. I think the SPS is a step in the right direction, but so far the barrier to entry is so high that even @steemchiller, the developer of Steemworld, can't even get ~$30,000/year project funded - a project which is decidedly vital to the ecosystem.