Only chance of recouping losses for those who are reading is be in early on Dan's next project, before the pump and get out before the dump.

That's actually not a bad idea. I might keep an eye on what Dan's up to and do exactly this. I often wish I had heard of Steemit before last summer's big spike. Just imagine getting in on the ground floor and waking up one day to find you've magically become an influential whale.