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Unicorns Are Rare. This Study Suggests They Should Be Even Rarer

Unicorns Are Rare. This Study Suggests They Should Be Even Rarer

Unicorns Are Rare. This Study Suggests They Should Be Even Rarer

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

February 12, 201814m 11s

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Show Notes

For startups, achieving unicorn status is a big deal. Companies valued at more than $1 billion look more formidable to competitors, customers, and recruits---and less like the fly-by-night startups they may actually be. Thus, for the past three years, startup founders have asked investors to grant them billion-dollar valuations, regardless of whether they’re worth that by any traditional business metric.

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