Hi, welcome to your Weekend.Silicon Valley loves a wunderkind, as we covered extensively last spring. It also loves to pattern-match, projecting visions of future success on entrepreneurs who look a lot like winners of the past. So what happens when an obvious wunderkind doesn't look anything ...

The wilfully mean-spirited desecration feels at points like wallowing in unpleasantness for its own sake. But the film has a larger point than adolescent snickering.

What role could a mythical animal play in our lives—centuries after its existence came into question?

Despite an uninspired narrative, Unicorn Overlord impresses with gorgeous visuals and engrossing strategy action.

You can pay it in dollars, cryptocurrencies, or gallbladders

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From 2010 to 2021, 639 US VC-funded firms achieved unicorn status. We investigate why there are so many unicorns and why controlling shareholders give investors

At least seven U.S. venture-backed private companies' last reported valuations at over $45 billion. Several are also reportedly on the verge of new financings at much higher values.

Thelma the Unicorn, Netflix's adaptation of the hit Aaron Blabey book, is cute, if a little expected.

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Bezos's genius was that he sold the tools to dominate the Internet. Amazon.com was just the front. AWS's operational income was about 3x that of the rest of the company

There are two types of Unicorn-Entrepreneurs. Unicorn-Starters use first-mover ideas, minimum viable products, product-market combinations, angels, and VC. Unicorn-Builders were 94% of billion-dollar entrepreneurs and delayed or avoided VC to control the venture and the wealth. What's right for you?

Business schools focus on small-business or early-VC models. But do you need a 4-year degree for a small business? And VC helps ~20/100,000 ventures. The Unicorn-Builder (U-B) Model was used by 94% of billion-dollar-entrepreneurs. This model can help more students to create wealth and control it.

Alex Scharfman's debut film Death of a Unicorn is a hollow spectacle masquerading as novel social commentary.

If the current sluggish pace of IPOs and acquisitions continues, it would take decades for every U.S. unicorn to generate an exit.

Workrise, which raised $300 million last year, is laying off an undisclosed number of employees as it exits some lines of business. "This was done after careful deliberation and is a result of positions being eliminated, departments consolidated and an overall shift in growth priorities," the company stated.

Unicorn World, an immersive, interactive and themed experience for kids all ages, will be at the I-X Center in Cleveland Saturday and Sunday.

Ancient India, China and Greece all told stories about one-horned creatures, each with a different kind of magic.

Welcome back!Hopin, one of the most iconic startups of the pandemic era, said this week it sold its virtual event and webinar hosting business to RingCentral, and that its founder and CEO, Johnny Boufarhat, is stepping down. The sale marks a pitiful finale for the once-heralded startup.Similar ...

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