It's derived from one of Shakespeare's less popular plays, Winter's Tale, which contains the amusing stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear."[1] (Apologies i

It's derived from one of Shakespeare's less popular plays, Winter's Tale, which contains the amusing stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear."[1] (Apologies if you knew this, sincerity via text is hard) Their actual headline/url seems to be "Technology startups are headed for a fall," which is less fun. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter%27s_Tale#The_Bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter%27s_Tale#The_Bear