I do think people have to come together and take ownership over BTC.
There exists a Bitcoin Foundation which supposedly promotes/supports the Bitcoin project with regard to some legal issues, paying Gavin and such. If this isn't what you want, go ahead and start something else. Are you talking about more of a marketing type of organization? I think Stolfi was talking about an Investment Club but maybe his idea is more fleshed out than that, or maybe I am just wrong.
I'd imagine if Jorge called it a 'start-up' and called himself some grand title like CEO, many would think it a good idea.
LOL.... not sure about that.
It's a shame because, as I said, I approached people last year but people who are 'into' BTC don't want to join together and drive it forward. Here in Australia every industry has a peak body organisation which works in tandem with unions and government to drive innovation, best practice, safety etc. It seems obvious Bitcoin needs a grassroots organisation to mandate exchanges, commerce etc with similar best practice guidelines.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe you're not aware Bitcoin has some pretty Libertarian roots? That's a political party in the U.S. but it's also a philosophical lifestyle choice. I'm not a Libertarian politically so I could be wrong but I think from a business standpoint the gist is, "let me run my business literally any way I choose and if the market doesn't like it they can get service from someone else."
Apart from business, the lifestyle choices are very "Don't Tread on Me" (anti-regulation, anti-tax) aligned. (see Gadsden flag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag). The Free State Project, a political migration of Libertarians into New Hampshire, U.S., sometimes uses the Tread motto.
http://freestateproject.org/store/product/dont-tread-me-shirthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_ProjectAbout Libertarianism Wikipedia says, "This includes emphasis on the primacy of individual liberty, political freedom, and voluntary association." The community is simply not composed of people who want to be told what to do. They do not want mandates, rules or guidelines. There was a loud row during the time that the Bitcoin Foundation started up because so many were against it. You have an uphill climb if you want to start any sort of centralized movement since the entire affair is about DEcentralization.