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Ignore the Unicorn

The overhyped startups with multibillion-dollar valuations are setting a bad example

I’M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT the effect the unicorn phenomenon in Silicon Valley is having on entrepreneurs around the country. I keep running into young people who have everything they need to launch a successful business but are blowing the opportunity by following the example of companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and Snapchat. They believe that, like those celebrated companies, they can build a

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