It’s beyond time we started worrying about unicorn exits | TechCrunch
Until the IPO window reopens — or until unicorns are willing to be dehorned on the way out — there is little reason to hope that exit activity will perk up.
It's beyond time we started worrying about unicorn exits | TechCrunch Image Credits: Getty Images Startups It’s beyond time we started worrying about unicorn exits Alex Wilhelm 10:00 AM PDT · April 25, 2023 For a single year, it appeared that the venture gambit was going to work out: Hundreds of startups hoped to be worth billions on paper and exit in good order. Sadly for investors and founders alike, that year — 2021, as I am sure you’ve guessed — turned out to be more of an outlier than an indicator of a new normal. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it
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