The Story of a Hotelier Who Discovered Bitcoin Nine Months Ago and Is Already Thinking in Sats | Nicholas Dickinson #224

About this episode

Nicholas Dickinson shares his journey of discovering Bitcoin and integrating it into his hospitality business.

Nicholas Dickinson bought his first significant Bitcoin stack on the all-time high. Three months later he was 40% underwater. He didn't panic. He read more books and bought more. Nicholas is a hotelier with 40 years in the industry — currently running a 50-acre country house hotel in Norfolk. He's also one of the newest, and arguably fastest-moving, members of the Bitcoin Business Network. In just nine months he's thinking in Bitcoin, buying at what the power law tells him is a 50% discount, and working out how to bring Bitcoin into a 40-year hospitality business without losing his board. 🇬🇧 Find out more about the Bitcoin Business Network: https://bitcoincollective.co/bbn/ In this episode, Jordan and Nicholas get into: - How The Price of Tomorrow started it all — before Nicholas even knew he was looking for Bitcoin - Why the power law gave him more conviction than anything else he'd read - The internal challenge of getting fellow stakeholders and a spouse on board - Why he thinks most people know the system is broken — but can't believe the fix could be this simple - What accepting Bitcoin at the hotel actually looks like as a first step - Why storing business cash reserves in…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Walker

Guest: Nicholas Dickinson

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• hospitality
• investing
• business strategy
• financial literacy

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• hospitality
• investing
• financial strategy
• business cash reserves

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Business Network

Books & works: The Price of Tomorrow

Places: Norfolk

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