Dear Ned,
Two words: tough love.
Now is the time for radical change, not weeping.
After reading the latest Steemitblog article and then the response from 
Very few people in the world can manage business, people and be a competent leader for a large organization. I commend your desire to take on such a huge challenge. This bear market is actually a blessing in disguise. It’s revealing weaknesses in a way that can no longer be avoided.
In order for you to do the right thing and step down as CEO, the following steps will be necessary:
I want to say that I don’t mean anything malicious or hurtful in this guide. That’s not my intent. I, along with many others have simply put too much time and energy into this project for it to go up in smoke. It’s time to put the guitar down and finally listen to critical thinkers, people who have skin in the game but who are a bit older and have experienced some major failures in life.
Failure is the best teacher, not success.
If you don’t pay attention to failure, it will come back to bite you in the exact same place on your ass over and over again. Failure shows us the way.
Step one: Face yourself and your shortcomings as CEO. Cry if you have to, but please don’t record this on video.
Step two: Order an Ego Lessening pill from the online store Don’t Let Egos Destroy The Village.
Step three: Spend some time feeling the pain as you open your ears to those who are actually telling you the truth. There are a lot of us now. Stop surrounding yourself with Yes Men and Women. This will not help you long-term in business or in life.
Step four: Do an exhaustive search within the Steem community to find an intelligent, compassionate, business-savvy, passionate about Steem, ultra communicative and very senior CEO replacement (find someone with a good track record of successfully turning around a company, maybe a 40 year-old + person).
The fact is that the Steem blockchain has fundamental strengths, but leadership from Steemit Inc is not a strength currently. The good news is that there are capable people willing to turn everything around and the Steem community will come together in ways unimaginable.
To be completely honest, here’s what I would do if I were in your shoes: I would let the Steem community decide who should be the next CEO of Steemit. Get the developers involved in this process, get the community leaders involved, hell, get every damn person involved who cares about the future of this platform. If people had the feeling of having a voice in deciding who the executive team of Steemit Inc. is, can you imagine how much of a change that would make? It would be radical change that we need the most right now.
And now is the best time for a complete restart. It is possible with the right people. The only thing standing in the way of moving in the right direction is your ego and immaturity (I know you’re going to reject these words, but I have your best intentions in mind, otherwise, I would just be ignoring you instead of giving any energy).
Do what’s right for everyone.
Swallow the pill.