Found this article linked on nostr today; might interest you :
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Ah. Yes thanks for the article, it really is useful. It gives evidence.
Yet, i have to disagree somewhat with it. Unicorn companies, accumulate money from venture capital not for profit but to burn it. This is how they gain at the end. I am afraid that my english don't let me explain it as i wish to, but let's say this: Do you remember Elon Musk sending a car to the space? What was the profit of this? At a first glance it was just burning money. But doing something that is a good for PR and impress the luben, keeps the money flowing, holds the unicorn at the top, while the real profit (along with some stupid prestige) comes later. Unicorn companies don't work like the other companies...