Unicorn Founders
topic on 5 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Acquired 
Lenny's Podcast 
the Neon Show 
WTF is with Nikhil Kamath 
20VC
5 statements about Unicorn Founders, every show
Escobari: Half of US unicorn founders are foreign-born
“Half the unicorn founders are foreign born, but choose this country, because in this country, they believe they can be successful.”
Stebbings: Broken paternal relationships are the top shared trait among unicorn founders
“And the single most common feature is a broken relationship with their father.”
Qureshi: At least six from his 25-person Palantir team became unicorn founders
“I was part of a pretty small team within Palantir. I think it was 20 to 25 people when I joined, and I think at least six of them now are either Unicorn or just pre-Unicorn founders from that, like, group of 25 people, which is actually a crazy ratio, and then…”
Lunia: Unicorn founders often make less from secondaries than FAANG employees
“So many unicorn founders, all they have achieved is maybe a 2,000,005 1,000,010 million secondary exit, and they have nothing else to show for it. Now that is nothing. I mean, most people, good qualified people make more than that in a ESOP of a large, let's s…”