I agree...I wanted a growth rate that was fairly easy to hit and could be done basically by those on here telling their friends and family of the success they were having.

When you look at startups in any realm, +100% growth for the first few years is not uncommon. I wouldnt be surprised if the steem blockchain experienced a doubling in the number of users every 3 months or so starting the middle of 2018.

The next fork, speeding up the sign up process, is a huge piece of that puzzle.