My 2019 Predictions That Came True

I played a prediction game in 2019, and I dare to say, I played it pretty well. So, let's see how accurate were my predictions.

Prediction #1 - Upwork Stock Prices Will Turn Out To Be A Huge Disappointment.

In October of 2018, I dared to ask this question: Then, one month later I analyzed . I left more than one red flag in my articles. I even quoted some guys who really knew what they were talking about:

Did I get this one right? Well, Yahoo Finance summed it up perfectly in this article:

Prediction #2 - Upwork's Captain Won't Go Down With His Ship.

Here on Hacker Noon, I pointed out Upwork's CEO - Stephane Kasriel, preoccupation with stocks selling activities. The timing was perfect, to say the least.

Here's the full article: Upwork Second Quarter 2019 Financial Report: Titanic Orchestra At Their Finest.

Eventually, Upwork's CEO stepped down. Why? Well, according to Fortune "." My article's illustration and one particular subheading became an ominous prediction:

"O Captain! My Captain! Why Are You Leaving Your Ship That Still Floats?"

Prediction #3 - Upwork Will Make Freelancers Pay To Play.

Again, October 2018. Back then, I used to write about freelance fees on Hacker Noon. I couldn't leave out Upwork, could I?

Talking about "unpleasant surprises:"

The only thing left for me to do was to write a heartbreaking article about it: A Farewell To FREE Upwork Connects — Cherish Your Freelance Moments.

Prediction #4 - Fiverr Will Go Public.

I asked, in November of 2018. In June of 2019, I got the .

Prediction #5 - Quora Will Become Shamelessly Biased in Freelance-Related Topics.

This is one of my longer stories on Hacker Noon.

When I wrote about it in September of 2019, Quora and Toptal limited their "growth-hacking-activities" to the most popular freelance-related topics with the biggest number of followers, "only!" That changed recently with the usurpation of . The number of views speaks for themselves. Just in case you've been wondering, what Toptal has to do with Quora? Well, you should know that the co-founder and CEO of  -  is also among the top investors in . Nuff said.

Prediction #6 - GoLance Will Lower Their Service Fees.

I've already mentioned my Hacker Noon article Let’s Talk About Fees, You Busy Freelance Bees. It seems that I actually made two predictions in one article. The first one was about Upwork (see Prediction #3). This one was about goLance:

Here's what happened a few months later:

Prediction #7 - Upwork Will "Fix" Their Negative Trustpilot's Score

Done. Upwork "improved" their TrustScore from 1.4/5.0 to . How?

Here's how: Buying Upwork Reviews: Is Your Freelancer Really a 5-Star Freelancer?

What About Your Predictions For 2020?

Why not? Let's play the prediction game again.

My First 2020 Prediction - Upwork stock prices will stay above $10. How do I know? Well, wait and see.

My Second 2020 Prediction - The new Upwork's CEO will keep the old stock market habits. .

My Third 2020 Prediction - Hacker Noon's Alexa ranking will be somewhere between 2.5K and 3K in 2020.

My Fourth 2020 Prediction - will have more than 100K followers by the end of this year and confirm its status as the most popular Quora Space for freelancers.

My Fifth 2020 Prediction - GoLance will lower their service fees, again.

My Sixth 2020 Prediction - The AB5 virus will spread all over the USA, not just Cali and NJ.

My Seventh 2020 Prediction - I won't win a Noonie Award as the most controversial writer on Hacker Noon.

That's all Hacker Noon folks! The 2020 prediction game is on!