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D grade. Too many mixed metaphors, not enough copy-editing, and he never even defines what he means by "squirrel". The author uses a lot of words to make a ver
by Pitarou 11y ago
D grade.
Too many mixed metaphors, not enough copy-editing, and he never even defines what he means by "squirrel". The author uses a lot of words to make a very simple point: many unicorn valuations are bullshit, and we should pity the company founders and early-hires who are paying tax on stock options as if these bullshit valuations were real.
- nailer 11y agoAgreed. If by 'squirrel' the author means a business where fundamentals matter, he's trying to re-coin an existing term, RABBIT Real Actual Business Building Interesting Tech
- timrpeterson 11y agoFounders have options?
- fencepost 11y agoPerhaps squirrels find and hoard nuts? I don't know which current unicorns may be trying it, but the much older example that springs to mind is AOL-Time Warner.