I'm in it for the long haul; that being said, I do not have enough resources or skill in this field to be an innovator or invest in an innovator beyond just a small amount.
I have a feeling this is where most people who aren't doing day trading with BTC lie, then there's the last few who actually have the available capital to make it all happen.
One small point beyond this though...
However, for that to become a reality, miners must begin to actively commission projects/startups that transact solely in BTC (without converting BTC back to USD, etc). It is the only way to increase BTC money supply beyond the initial monetary base of 21 million bitcoins.
This isn't at all accurate... There's no way to increase the supply of BTC (though you can surely increase the effective circulation of it through fractional reserve banking.)
Call me picky, but I am interested in more people actually understanding how the economics of Bitcoin (and even economics in general) work.