Alphabet, the recently formed holding company of Google, Inc., has officially surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable corporation, a title Apple has held since 2012, as trading markets closed on Tuesday, February 2, 2016.1 It achieved this with a rather brief market capitalization of $528 billion, becoming the 12th company listed officially as the…
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The Unicorn’s Dilemma
For startups seeking to join the ranks of “unicorns”- private companies with billion-dollar valuations- the venture capital climate has never been more favorable. The number of private companies receiving billion-dollar valuations has ballooned in recent years1 and as of 2015, a record 41 companies have received exactly such a valuation.2. However, these sought-after valuations are…