Kevin, I think you should create a fund for these purposes. Unfortunately, developers wont create complex things on Steemit for free. As developer myself I can tell that's because of a double risk (risk of creating something new + risk of the platform). I love steemit, but I have to admit that there is an additional risk.
So, the Steemit Developer Fund could solve this problem in some degree.
I think there are dev funds on the platform, although I'd need to hunt that out. Plus there are already ready-to-go ways to monetize (like the beneficiary split when votes go through a dev's platform) and build the budget for projects starting from scratch. In that sense, the risk is lower compared to most platforms. I'll look for it btw, thanks for the reminder!