5 Predictions for 2018

December 21, 2017 0 Comment Hugh Stephens read

Inspired by Nic Hodges, here are my predictions for 2018. I’ll try and remember to review them roughly the same time every year. 1) A big cryptocurrency bust It’s inevitable that we’re going to have a great big correction somewhere in the market. I’m not sure when it will happen exactly or what the trigger… Continue reading →

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To bootstrap or not to bootstrap: deciding when to go it alone

December 21, 2017 0 Comment Hugh Stephens read

People love to talk about bootsrapped startups. How they succeeded ‘despite the odds’ by bootstrapping, how they ‘rejected traditional forms of capital’, or simply that they didn’t need any money, so why take on investors? At least 50% of the time, it was totally the wrong decision for them and the business. To start, let’s… Continue reading →