The Rise of Unicorns: Kara Nortman at Fortune Brainstorm Tech

At the recent Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2021 conference, Managing Partner Kara Nortman joined Nabeel Hyatt, General Partner of Spark Capital, Hans Tung, Managing Partner of GGV Capital and Lucinda Shen of Fortune to discuss the investing landscape in the midst of a unicorn boom. The conversation covered topics ranging from:

The significance of being a unicorn in today’s startup landscape
How to differentiate yourself as an investor when founders have access to more capital than ever
What the “barbell” investment strategy looks like and how Kara incorporates it into her work
How investors need to now think beyond unicorns and assess potential decacorns ($10 billion) or hectocorns ($100 billion)

Watch and listen to the entire discussion here:

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