by The Medianistas | Aug 2, 2017 | Advertising & Marketing
By Alex Morrell Two business professors studied the valuations of 116 unicorns, finding that many overstated their value. When they adjusted valuations for special protections provided to VC investors, nearly half of unicorns lost their coveted $1 billion status. Tech...
by The Medianistas | Oct 25, 2015 | Deceptive Marketing, Seeing Into the Future, The Economy, US & World
The idea of a unicorn – a company valued by venture capitalists at over a billion dollars – is so seductive that some whole industries use it as a benchmark without understanding its irony. The mania of Silicon Valley is so great that the venture capital firms even...