unit economics
4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 2, 2023 by Jiaona Zhang · across every show →
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Jul 2, 2023
Zhang: Unit economics must work from the beginning, not at scale
“There are things where I think you have like magical thinking around unit economics. You're like, well, when we get to the scale of X, it's all going to work out. We can make these things happen. I think you actually need to really make sure the unit economics…”
Apr 7, 2024
Claire Vo: Most PM candidates fail to understand business models and unit economics
“I think so many PMs come in with a point of view of like the product and the target market, but like don't actually understand the underlying mechanisms of how we make money and what our unit economics are and how that could be improved. And the candidates tha…”
Dec 28, 2025 bearish
MacInnis: Flawed unit economics will kill 90% of standalone AI startups
“I look at the like landscape of AI companies that I've seen, and I think you have to have a really durable, interesting insight that gives you a shot at viable unit economics to be an interesting business. And that is going to kill off 80 or 90% of the stuff t…”