History suggests the 2010s will give rise to a super-unicorn or two that reflect the key tech wave of the decade, the mobile web. Aileen Lee Read Quote
Why do investors seem to care about ‘billion dollar exits?’ Historically, top venture funds have driven returns from their ownership in just a few companies in a given fund of many companies. Aileen Lee Read Quote
Many entrepreneurs, and the venture investors who back them, seek to build billion-dollar companies. Aileen Lee Read Quote
Each major wave of technology innovation has given rise to one or more super-unicorns – companies that could change your life to work at or invest in if you’re not lucky/genius enough to be a co-founder. Aileen Lee Read Quote
Immigrants play a huge role in the founding and value creation of today’s tech companies. We wonder how much more value could be created if it were easier to get a work visa. Aileen Lee Read Quote
You have to get under the hood and spend some quality time with someone to understand what they’re really good at. Aileen Lee Read Quote
When I was growing up, I had lots of smart classmates that were girls, but none of us were really pushed into math or computers or anything like that. Girls took AP history and AP English and AP European history. And boys took calculus and physics. Aileen Lee Read Quote
Female users are the unsung heroines behind the most engaging, fastest growing, and most valuable consumer Internet and e-commerce companies. Aileen Lee Read Quote