Hey people of steem,
Everyone here is an investor someway or another. If you have any steem you, in a way, own part of the company. Even if it is a small amount you still own a piece. This means that you benefit when the price goes up and the better the system does. That is one of the benefits on this system, it is built to reward its investors and each of us has a reason to want the system to succeed.
It is not just the ones who put money in but time. You are getting steem for your posting and that is from time you could have spent elsewhere. Maybe on other sites or sleeping :p. But you choose to spend it here and this has made you a part of the company. And with so many independent parties owning coins it can lead to a large push of the steem.
I personally have invested a lot of time on here and even money. But I was lucky to get it at the .15 cent mark back in the day. At one point it was 7 cents and I knew it was not going any lower. Yes I should have bought more but we all miss opportunities (especially in crypto). The smart thing to do is look for the next one.
That being said lets help each other and the site to grow as fast and as large as we can.
Now get back to work :p