As a friend of mine said when I was interviewing with her to escape the 100-hour-week death march at the "unicorn" I was at: "You're not a unicorn until someone buys you for $1 billion."
They may be valued at $1B+, but they're not worth that much.
They may be valued at $1B+, but they're not worth that much.
This company alone has convinced me that the term unicorn means very little.