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unicorn

also referred to as: unicorns

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 27, 2020 by Code Cubitt · across every show →

Everything said about unicorn, oldest first

Oct 27, 2020 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Cubitt: VC Funnels Lose Half Their Companies at Every Subsequent Financing Round
“The reality of venture is that at every subsequent financing, about half the deals fall off. And so to become a unicorn is a one in a thousand proposition.”
Code Cubitt Oct 27, 2020 ▶ 12:15 #95 Code Cubitt: Coachability Is Critical
Oct 27, 2020 neutral
Insight
Cubitt: Only Tier-One Venture Firms Can Rely on Power-Law Returns
“Unless you're a, I'm going to call it a tier one firm who has a history of getting amazing deal flow from the best founders, it's really tough to live on the power law and expect to get a unicorn in every fund.”
Code Cubitt Oct 27, 2020 ▶ 12:47 #95 Code Cubitt: Coachability Is Critical
Apr 29, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Garry Tan: YC teams staying in SF double their unicorn odds
“One thing we spotted is that the teams that come to San Francisco and then stay in San Francisco or the Bay Area, they actually double their chance of becoming a unicorn.”
Garry Tan Apr 29, 2025 ▶ 25:12 Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders
Apr 29, 2025 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Garry Tan: 60% of serial founders who built recent unicorns are YC alumni
“Did you know that 40, you know, of those 40%, 60% of those people, the people who created unicorns the last 10 years are YC alumni.”
Garry Tan Apr 29, 2025 ▶ 36:33 Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders
Apr 29, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Garry Tan: Serial founders built 40% of recent global unicorns
“About 40% of the unicorns from the last 10 years in the world were started by multi-time serial founders.”
Garry Tan Apr 29, 2025 ▶ 36:04 Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders
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