"Unicorn"
"Unicorn" means a privately held startup that has reached a valuation of at least one billion dollars.
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How "Unicorn" shows up at work
Dropped in pitch decks and investor calls to signal that a company has cleared the billion-dollar mark. Often used aspirationally by founders who have not yet cleared it, as motivation or misdirection.
Buzzword
We're building the next unicorn in the HR software space.
Plain English
We're building a billion-dollar HR software company.
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