This is what happens when you try to chase a โglobal unicornโ status just for the headlines. Expansion without local market fit is just delusion dressed up in ambition.
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But what about the Silent Unicorns? The billion-dollar startups youโve never heard of.
โข They donโt do PR.
โข They donโt chase hype.
โข They donโt care about being on
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