Nobody knows where Hive's price will go but I do know that Hive is still developing during the bear market. It will definitely take off when everything starts to look up in the bullrun. Splinterlands ended up letting people go but I think it's good for the long run as we want the project to survive.
I think Splinterlands expanded their team too fast for what they were bringing in. You need to have some guaranteed revenue long term for each employee. I am more conservative than the Americans though.