Some say it's better to be bold than smooth
Perhaps it is good to just postpone it: Yes, we will reach $300 by 2016, for sure it will happen. If it happens in early/mid 2014 (which I personally believe), it will easily go to $1000 as a bubble.
Don't you know how many Localbitcoins.com merchants there is? How long does it take to get the Bitcoin Dealer Network Association formed, if it is even necessary. The tear days in March saw 1 million USD invested into bitcoin effect a $10 million rise in market cap. (And the contrary, my sales of $230,000 took 200 million away of the marketcap in May 5-7).
I am currently minding my own business and analysing the great bitcoin bubbles of 2010, because the end game will be like that: UP 10x, down 25%, UP 8x, down 20%, UP 6x, down 15%, UP 12x, down 60%, down 80%. No way the stability returns once we get out of the .1-.12 area...
I and my friend both called the 10->300->120->"1-6mo consolidation" already last year. The fact that it's played out exactly as scripted does not make me any less eager to see some action.