{"id":15399,"date":"2020-01-08T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/?p=15399"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:57:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:57:45","slug":"the-siliconvalley-ponzi-unicorn-logic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/?p=15399","title":{"rendered":"The #SiliconValley Ponzi &#038; #Unicorn logic:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"ember1545\" class=\"ember-view\">The <a id=\"ember1548\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23SiliconValley&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1549\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1545\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1548\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23SiliconValley&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1549\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">SiliconValley<\/span><\/span><\/a> Ponzi &amp; <a id=\"ember1552\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23Unicorn&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1553\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1545\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1552\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23Unicorn&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1553\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">Unicorn<\/span><\/span><\/a> logic: the more money you burn growing, the higher your business valuation&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"The Silicon Valley #Unicorn investment logic:\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/383349972?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ember1545\" class=\"ember-view\">The thinking that corrupts the best \/ most sober VCs: \u2022 Unicorn? What is the residual value of these loss-making tech companies if the funding was pulled? \u2022 What was the balance sheet vs the a,b,c valuations? \u2022 VCs are NOT incentivised to invest resourcefully to prove the business model, RATHER the more money you raise (so burn) the more the business is worth \u2022 The \u201cAmazon expectation\u201d is a myth \u2022 Prices law states that these tech start-ups now have no chance of survival \u2022 The debt fueled losses are wrecking traditional markets and sources of revenue Meanwhile the most sober VCs such as <a id=\"ember1556\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23Softbank&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1557\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1545\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1556\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23Softbank&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1557\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">Softbank<\/span><\/span><\/a> continue to burn $219,000 per hour at WeWork With some hidden threats: \u2022 This type of investment plays directly into the hands of the Chinese profitless growth models who will pick up the pieces \u2022 Sustainability? With growth at ANY cost? \u2022 Intermediator models are causing economic rent and digital feudalism \u2022 The Big 4 fueling this with self-serving strategy? Profit = sanity &amp; revenue = vanity has never been a better check? We train execs to fix this themselves using <\/span><a id=\"ember1561\" class=\"feed-shared-text-view__hyperlink ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winningthinking.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.winningthinking.uk<\/a><span id=\"ember1565\" class=\"ember-view\"> as seamless part of <a id=\"ember1568\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23DD&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1569\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1565\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1568\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23DD&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1569\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">DD<\/span><\/span><\/a> <a id=\"ember1572\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23portfolioreview&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1573\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1565\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1572\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23portfolioreview&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1573\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">portfolioreview<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a id=\"ember1576\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23turnaround&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1577\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember1565\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember1576\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620666706652082176&amp;keywords=%23turnaround&amp;originTrackingId=x2ozp3PNQyyUiUA7oL6r1Q%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember1577\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">turnaround<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The #SiliconValley Ponzi &amp; #Unicorn logic: the more money you  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}