Which one is it "It does not have any business model," or a " non-profit with a model to cover our expenses".

I get it - Non profits don't take a profit - but they still need money in order to operate.  I dont see the incentive as a developer to spend hundred of hours writing code for free - this isnt a United Nations project - nobody is splitting the atom, feeding children, or ending poverty.. Authors post to make money.. people vote -to make money.  So what is the upside to me using my time to develop tools that make Steem Inc. more money?  Wouldnt I be better off writing code for UNICEF or a meaningful charity?

Your project has a ton of merit to it - but look at other projects like Steemvoter - code gets written, people join, one guy pays the bills.   Then comes the sale or the crowdsourcing emails.  There is nothing bad about a company developing software for Steem to make money .

I was hoping you guys had figured something out on the revenue side.. Very disappointing.