Many investors will argue that there is not a shortage of funds for great ideas, and the reason why businesses are overlooked is because there isn't enough potential for returns. It is an irony in itself, because so many great ideas that do make exponential returns on investments go overlooked while certain investments which receive a lot of funding fail as investors count their losses. There isn't a lack of funding, but rather a lack of direction where the funding should go.

No doubt finding is very important for most projects. Some will tell you that it doesn't matter and some projects actually manage to bootstrap (self fund) their way into success. Irrespective of how things play out eventually, there is no doubt that sufficient funding does provide an easier way to grow, develop and get noticed. Take Hive for example, if we had billions of dollars pumped into the platform we certainly would be a much bigger platform right now, even though that may not impact our overall chances of success.

Funding is also required in one form or another to simply breathe life into the project. Many projects require some form of funding to kick-start their enterprise and tend to get it either from external investors (strangers) or internal investors (family and friends). Raising funding for expansion or survival after launch is another ball game entirely. This is where either seasoned investors come in, or the community gets behind you if you don't have the former option. We're certainly lucky to have a strong community backing Hive that is ever ready to rally in the face of survivalist threats.

It is one thing I believe to try and convince people to let go of their money and another thing entirely for people to willingly offer it because they believe in your project. Anytime the value of Hive dips severely, there are investors who are ever ready to buy into the dip and inject some capital into the enterprise. It may seem strange to some outside investors, like trying to save a sinking ship. Yet those who know the true value of their investments are often very willing to put in the good in order to receive the great by way of returns.

I have often wondered and sometimes talked about how different Hive would be if we were to get some major capital injection. If it were to be a couple of years ago I probably wouldn't have been as confident about the platforms survival as I am now. Fast forward today and I believe the time is right for some major capital injection to help us expand our marketing, market valuation and visibility. I think now we are not only poised for survival but to thrive. Such is the beauty about becoming mature enough to handle extra funding and attention.

Conclusion

We don't have investors yet screaming at us to take their money though. They may not know what they're missing, but we probably need to inform and educate them. I think that time will eventually come, but until then Hive will continue to be backed by the internal community that can attest to its value. What's more, as we grow, so will our funding to the platform. I actually like the growth pathway the Hive chain has taken

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