The Speed of a Unicorn

See how long it took for startups to become unicorns 🦄

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About The Speed of a Unicorn on Product Hunt

“See how long it took for startups to become unicorns 🦄”

The Speed of a Unicorn launched on Product Hunt on March 15th, 2016 and earned 178 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #10 on the daily leaderboard. Unicorns are rare beasts of the business world, startup companies that are valued at $1B or more. Once considered the stuff of myth, there are now over 180. See how quickly the world's most successful startups got their billion-dollar valuations.

On the analytics side, The Speed of a Unicorn competes within Web App, Analytics and Tech — topics that collectively have 915.4k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how The Speed of a Unicorn performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.

Who hunted The Speed of a Unicorn?

The Speed of a Unicorn was hunted by Gabriel Lewis. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.

For a complete overview of The Speed of a Unicorn including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.