{"id":13186,"date":"2022-03-02T16:19:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/?p=13186"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:19:56","slug":"ep-21-podcast-unicorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/ep-21-podcast-unicorns\/","title":{"rendered":"EP 21: How important are unicorns for a startup ecosystem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22152347\/height\/552\/theme\/modern\/size\/extra-large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/video-height\/360\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" width=\"100%\" height=\"552\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The StartupBlink podcast is making a comeback with fresh topics for startup ecosystem developers!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some startup ecosystems seem to be a magnet for success. 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