Put all the cash into Bitcoin
This might raise different concerns though.
Ask HN: What should founders do to protect against inflation?
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#12The inflation rate varies a lot by sector and industry. Hopefully you have a startup that has a compelling product where you can raise prices when and if you have to.
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#13you should just hire an Argentinian who knows how to use its force in its favour. Inflation Aikido
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#15Make sure you have not boxed yourself in by your pricing. Don't set a model that doesn't allow you to increase charges in line with inflation
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#16Inflation is a vital part of our economy.
Its how 'growth' remains 'sustainable'.
(both of those words doin' ALLL the work in Consumer Capitalism)
Hyperinflation is NOT happening right now.
Stop watching Fox.
PS: There is absolutely a ridiculous housing bubble right now. AGAIN. Worry about that.
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#17The best thing you can do is ignore all of the inflation talk and focus on building your business. If your startup plans are put at risk by a couple extra percent of inflation, you have bigger problems. If you're selling a product or service, don't forget that the price of your product or service will also rise with inflation. Unless you have a strange business that requires multi-year inventory storage and low margi…
This is dead-on, but just to add to this, none of your investors are investing in your company for a 7 percent yearly return. The SPX will almost guarantee those. They want grossly outsized returns that are large enough for inflation to be a mere speedbump. Inflation shouldn't even enter the conversation.
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#18Deleting this as it seems to be completely misunderstood.
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#20Deleting this as it seems to be completely misunderstood.
These seem strange to me since I read OP's question as being specific to a founder who has raised money. If I was an investor and a founder took my money to hold in gold bars or Bitcoin instead of engineer headcount or whatever else the business needed to be built by, I would find a way to get it back ASAP.