Hive Mindset: Business Owner Versus Investor

We are moving towards a point with Hive where it looks like a paradigm shift must take place, at least mentally.

Cryptocurrency has always been filled with Lambos and Mooning. That was the case for much of the last decade.

Actually, though, it wasn't always like that. The early Bitcoin people were motivated by something more than money. They weren't after price go up. In fact, go back far enough and they couldn't even trade the coin.

Nevertheless, the community was still able to grow. They were able to pursue the idea of freedom, sovereignty, and the potential for a new financial model. None of this had anything to do with becoming a billionaire.

Of course, we saw that quickly diminish as the industry became overrun with the "get rich quick" mindset. We still see this today, or at least the fall out from it. The entry of Wall Street shows the games that people are willing to play. Nothing else matters other than price go up.

With Hive, we are getting to a point where a different mindset is required. Certainly, people profiting financially off the success of what is created cannot be denied as anything other than a good thing. Nevertheless, with it as the primary focus, we are in jeopardy of sabotaging ourselves.

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Investor Mindset

Too many are looking at cryptocurrency as an investment. Here is where the foundation already starts to break down.

When one views things through this perspective, the terminology changes completely. The backdrop is not of business but, rather, market dynamics. Suddenly, value is equated to what the market prices something at.

We talk about bulls and bears. People get depressed (or excited) based upon whatever sentiment is most prevalent.

Building is not part of the equation. The sole aim is for the price to go up, regardless of how that happens.

This affects the decision making process. To start, in our society today, it has become very short term. In the equity markets, as an example, most do not look past the present quarter. Discussing where a company might be a year or two from now is not in the cards. The only thing that is of importance is the next announcement detailing whatever metric is of concern. Fail to meet the expectation and everything is going to crap.

We also see antics to try and pump the price. Again, looking at stocks, this often is doing things such as stock buybacks. After all, we are told, that will help the stock price. The market loves these.

The problem is that those screaming for it are never asking if this is the best use of capital. As long as there is a positive impact on price, that is all that matters.

Of course, we have a similar mechanism in cryptocurrency: it is called the token burn.

Hive Needs Business Owners

For years we talked about building on Hive. Looking at oneself as a business is vital. Since our actions are monetized, we can frame things from this perspective.

Also, we are all part of the Hive economy. What we produce has an impact on the overall. Economies are nothing more than the actions of tens of millions of people. Most of them are uncorrelated yet do affect the whole.

Do most business owners care about the value of their business? This is not something they regularly think about. The two times it is important is when they are selling or looking to get a loan. Outside of that, it matters none.

What people in this position are concerned about is growth. What is happening in the business on a regular basis that is moving it forward? Is the customer base growing? Are they entering new markets? Is profitability increasing? What does cashflow look like?

These are business topics. At one point, we could make a case it was what investors were concerned about but no more. Now, it is only price go up.

Hive has to resist this temptation. We are dealing with new technology. That means we are instantly in a long term situation since infrastructure is required. Price moves do not equate to much when looking at this level of things.

Are we making progress in the different projects we are involved with? What is the road map? Is growth taking place?

All of these should have the attention of everyone who is serious about Hive.

Where do we stand now as compared to 6 months or a year ago? And this is not obviously referring to the price of the coin. How have the projects advanced?

The sad reality is most people have the slave mindset. We were reared in a world where the conditioning was to obey and get a job. This was drilled into us from the earliest of our schooling.

Few have the entrepreneur mindset. The idea of working until something is successful is beyond most. Business owners are the only ones who cannot quit. The rest of the company can walk out. The owner, unless it is going under, is tied to it.

Most want to show up, do as little as possible, and be given vast sums of money. We see this all over the business world.

Hive is completely voluntary. It is also an opportunity that few had in life. Do you want to find the abundance that has always eluded the masses? Cryptocurrency offers that opportunity. For some lucky investors, it is a matter of finding the right coin or token, putting a heap of money in, and riding the wave to riches.

This is not most.

Here on Hive, it is the building that is going to lead to success. The willingness of people to show up each day to do their part is where the massive gains will be made. Hype is a poor component to one's wealth creation. It tends to be very short lived.

Find A Project And Toss Yourself In It

The wonderful aspect of Hive is we see projects all over the place. What is interesting is they all need more people.

This is the opportunity open to everyone. We can see people starting to lay their foundation by immersing themselves in whatever interests them. Since most of these tend to be tokenized, we can look at this as a business opportunity.

Of course, even if they aren't, the fact that they are tied to Hive means we are hopefully enhancing the value of our holdings at that level.

It is a simple yet vital switch in mindset. A business owner is not looking at the value of the company with every tick of the tape. This is what investors do. Instead, the former is focused upon long term business plans and increasing value over time.

This should be the goal of everyone associated with Hive. In the end, it is what builds a sustainable entity.


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The opportunities that come la with hive is limitless and instead of looking for quick money we can gradually build something for ourselves and showing up everyday.

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We have a lot going on here for those who truly want to build.

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We come here to build, engage, stake, and grow. If we do things right, earnings will take care of themselves.

Before anything else, though, we have to show up. Nothing else happens if we stay away.

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I wish I had some programming or developing skills so I could get more involved with some of the projects. There are some communities I'd love to be able to create a new front end for or something like that. I guess I just have to offer my services in more subtle ways!

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That is true but we have to do what we can. There are plenty of opportunities outside of programming. Hell there are many in need of documentation.

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Haha, I suck at documentation! I have volumes of stuff at my real job I should be documenting!

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Documentation-- For many it is sorely needed. For others, documentation needs to be upgraded.

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The majority of us are already trapped in the system with bills to pay. Not getting a regular income is not an option.

Passive investing is all that we can afford with the left over energy after work and family.

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Passive investing is only passive once the system is in place and effort has been made in the beginning when the numbers are small.

Thanks to compounding interest, it's a matter of time before it reaches a point where the investment can work passively. But it won't reach that point without initial work.

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Well stated sir, mentality towards hive needs change, if we need a better world we need to build it

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Sr. Its so interesting to read its give me motivation and encouragement as a entrepreneur and investor
Sometimes I think hive is a digital world trade center where everyone have its own business office or premises and he is the owner of it 😂😎

There is not doubt infect every hive user is a CEO and Business owner of his own digital world which is created and developed on hive blockchain 💯🚀💯

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There is the concept of digital real estate. Here we are dealing with a digital identity (or brand if you will).

This is a persona we are free to develop based upon what we put on chain.

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We can only put in the work when we think at Hive from a business perspective. The investor mindset is a passive mindset that wouldn't get much done. The opportunity that Hive offers is something I was searching in the digital space but never found it until now.

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The investor mindset will grow things when the markets run. That is a great addition, gravy if you will.

I found the meat comes from diving in and building.

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This has been my sentiment all along. Hive the social platform is awesome but is should also give us a platform to conduct business. The best thing about it is that we already have reputation scores and HBD HIVE to make and settle contracts or sell products.

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It is monetized so that does take things to another level. What people do with it is up to them. We have a lot of opportunities and more are developing.

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I've seen a few takes a bit to dig through all the layers here its a fun journey though.

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One of the nice ways we could use hive is to invest in each other especially as crypto is cheap we find a way to help grow each others businesses and we can profit together. Much how people share rewards post for blogging. We could share in the benefits of starting and running successful businesses backed by the Hive Blockchain collectively it would put the blockchain as the spot to be.

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One of the nice ways we could use hive is to invest in each other...

Bingo.

We each have things to offer not just Hive but each other. At some point, this has to include goods and services. Hive has a marketplace for this activity, but we're still used to things like Craig's List or newspaper classifieds. This is a part of Hive we need to nurture, and it won't happen on its own. We have to do that ourselves.

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Most definitely we have to begin real economic activity or face being irrelevant. What’s the point if everyone is holding on to have to sell it higher later on.

How does it achieve a higher price?
In the current financial landscape investing requires more and more people to come in and push the price higher.

That’s all fine and dandy but at that point what makes the hive any different from ETH staking model when your looking for income just by holding an asset?

When can create our own economy based on hive like many are a part of an economy that ties them to their national currencies that isn't just about the dissemination of information via blogging or play to earn games.

During this time which we see prices of everything have gone haywire yet the #hive #HBD has maintained its value if we would have had a thriving economy of services and goods we could beat the 15% 20% inflation many nations have seen.

Think about it would you want to pay the same cost YOY or do you want to work harder to purchase less.

There are some initiatives going on but few and far between.
I’m a proponent of doing what I can to help advertising sharing etc.

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@hivelist has had a store and marketplace for over 2 years now accepting HBD payments and letting users start their own ecommerce business as well as an online classifieds yet nobody uses it properly, or wants to do business using crypto. Everyone still wants to use fiat.

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Sorry I am looking to start using it just have to get some things in order. I may need you to point me in the direction of the payment system. I'll look before, think there was a detail I missed.
I am looking to use it to sell produce from my farm taking a hit to do so but I'm willing to bet HBD will fare better than USD in terms of a store of value. Hopefully by taking the hit on my side I can earn more HBD and increase economic traffic.

Hmm have you asked why like is it missing a feature if it was a different UX UI?

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Not sure I am clear on what you are asking?

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I got found the discord. Was confused by hive pay thought it had a fiat to crypto conversion. Turns out it’s just all crypto.

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Yeah, all crypto. Hivepay is ran by the CTP group. But yeah, no fiat accepted here!

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I don’t know where you stay but I posted some areas where you can get money for a small business in @hivehustlers . Hopefully someone adds a project they are working on there.

I’ll be happy to help with spreading the word, only way I can help until my farm gets up and running. Lol it’s 3 hrs away from where I live and I don’t have a domicile on the property so progress is slow

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We don't give money for small businesses...We just offer different tips and tricks on earning money online.

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I posted 2 or 3 things for the US grant programs

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We have an opportunity of a life time here, I've never experienced anything close to what Hive offers, it didn't take long for me to realize am building my business rather than cashing out a few tokens and run back to a miserable life of lack without hope.

Hive is more than a social platform and for that am grateful.

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You are an example of someone who keeps showing up and building your brand. Congrats on that.

I believe it will pay off for you in the long run.

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We are all owners of hive and for it to be worthwhile, it needs our time and effort to built it into something greater in the future.

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That is true. I view it as a place where the opportunity to share in the abundance we are collectively creating can ensue.

The key is for all of us to create it.

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In the early days of the original platform, I often discussed early investment means putting money and work in to a project in order to profit and benefit from growth, but people were just real busy policing rewards, discussing rewards, etc.

You can bring a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. The heaviest stakeholders on the platform are not hungry and seem satisfied with the status quo, or fearful of change and/or visibility. Why not, it's been a very enriching project. I don't blame them a bit for not wanting to rock the boat.

However, it leaves the hungry and ambitious to determine how to continue to grow their own leverage, stake and projects.

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That is true.

The question is whether anything can stay the same long term. As you said, there are others who are disruptors. They are the ones who put their backs to work if you will.

In the end, with something that is permissionless, I believe things end up changing. This is unavoidable.

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This is the right mindset and one I have had from day 1 even though I had no clue what it entailed back then. Being fully committed no matter what as our accounts are the same process required for building a business.

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Excellent analysis, There is no need to see HIVE as a quick money scheme but it is a lot and we have to keep building for tremendous future benefits of this great technology.

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Of course, it is important why and how the price goes up, but I still see Hive as an investment for the future. Am I really that wrong for seeing it this way?

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No there is nothing wrong with viewing it in such a manner. I agree with that sentiment. Personally I feel the value of $HIVE will be much higher in the future.

However, to me, that will be a reflection of the value the ecosystem has, not some price jump. Business owners understand as their businesses grow, so does the value (and eventual selling price).

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Interesting thing is that while many projects keep growing on Hive, the price of the token keeps falling. An outsider will see it as a failure, but those who know Hive see it as a rare opportunity.

We are dealing with new technology. That means we are instantly in a long-term situation since the infrastructure is required. Price moves do not equate to much when looking at this level of things.

Though I am not techy, the constant updates I have been reading tell me that Hive and other projects are now in a better position compared to a year ago.

I like the idea that the owner is tied to his business. Many just want to cash out for something they are not committed to.

Though I love seeing such abundance, I am satisfied if Hive can provide for our necessities once I retire. That will take 9 years more.

!PIZZA

!CTP

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It does appear the development is move ahead at a steady pace. A lot of different projects keep growing. I tis all powerful stuff.

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Yeah, I see that and that is why I am more than happy to embrace the current bargain prices of the tokens.

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It seems that the focus on cryptocurrency has shifted from the original motivations of freedom, sovereignty, and a new financial model to a focus on financial profit and the "get rich quick" mentality (little wonder everyone is crying over the unending bear market). This has led to short-term thinking and questionable tactics to pump prices rather than focusing on building and growth. In order to move forward and truly succeed, the Hive community needs to adopt a mindset of building and growth rather than solely focusing on price increases. This requires a shift in perspective: viewing ourselves as business owners and focusing on the long term rather than just market dynamics and sentiment. This is undoubtedly the healthiest mindset and one that inspires growth.

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No doubt the shift in mentality took place. The original values were quickly covered up by Lambos and mansions.

Sad but this is what we have to deal with.

No the focus should be on business building. That coupled with the values you mentioned will be of impact.

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I agree with the outlook and Hive is different from a traditional stock investment. You can actually influence how well it does because all it requires is for you to be active. After all, everything we do on the chain counts towards making Hive better (transactions matter).

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I like the words of FREEDONE, SOVEREIGNITY, and NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM. If early investors have intention of more than money, we need to rethink of how developers are creating value with their work currently. Money is a part of it, not the whole. But it does not mean money is the only motive.
When a lot of developers are working on bundle of new things, sustainability is a question. Freedom, soverignity, and financial system is a matter of discussion.
Finding something that allures you, makes you feel refreshed, and thrilled by doing it, could be a click. Currently, a lot of projects are being developed on blockchains. building something that you truly believe in is a blessing. The best thing that can happen.

The objective is freedom, sovereignity, and new financial system where everyone has a chance to pursue his/her dreams.

The differences are here, what should be the mindset of investors? How would an investor get into this business, with what intention, with what outcomes, and exit strategy?
Value creation and value capturing is a concern, how to move with this in blockchain space?

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The fact is we can come in and build something, without needing permission. What this is can be up to the individual. For some, it is being an active part of the community and sharing it with others.

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The differences are here, what should be the mindset of investors?

Investors can still focus on the usual (especially ROI). However, they also need to consider growth, and that's not always measured by money or currency. If a business is sustainable and sound, the investments take care of themselves and investors still enjoy good ROI.

Will there be bumps in the road and downward trends? Yes. But they are part of the business cycle. If we keep doing the right things, we will be rewarded in many ways as long as we keep moving forward.

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When I first came to Hive, I thought the majority of its users are here just for Splinterlands. But as I started to blog and see what other communities are out there, I was amazed with how diverse the Hive ecosystem is. I'm still learning but I agree that we should grow with the communities we are passionate about and not just worry about short-term monetary gains.

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Well I think it still holds true the majority of the accounts are Splinterlands although that seems to be mostly bots.

You are right, there is a lot more here than most realize.

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Come for Splinterlands. Stay for Hive Ecosystem. Explore Hive Engine and Layer 2. Look at Hive Projects. Thread away.

We can make a difference here unlike any other place where people can earn for posting (and that includes Publish0x and Read.Cash). Maybe EOS and its offshoots come close, but I don't know much about them.

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Games and Communities are two of the best kinds of business to be built on HIVE. It is relatively easy to onboard users into these type of DAPPs. If a developer can combine Koinos and HIVE (like how LEO is doing with BNB + Polygon), I will be a very happy user.
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The wonderful aspect of Hive is we see projects all over the place. What is interesting is they all need more people.

That's actually a gap now, because we have so many people who are willing to work as well as so many project who needs people but the link to join them is missing.

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