Insights on Restarting Startups with Dave Hersh

Unicorn. If you’re an entrepreneur you’ve probably heard that term before. It’s a coveted title for companies valued at over $1B and it’s safe to say every founder dreams of hitting that status. But can that level of success actually work against you? Join us in today’s conversation with Dave Hersh, CEO of Mobilize and investor Gavin Christensen of Kickstart (a VC firm for startups in Utah, Colorado, and the Mountain West) to bring you both sides of a Perfect Pitch. In this episode, we’ll talk about:

• Why it’s dangerous for startups to get stuck in the “wannabe-unicorn” mindset
• Why founders should focus on being the “best” within their small-scale growth, rather than attempting to tackle an entire market
• What it means when Gavin claims that “dragons eat unicorns”
• Early warning signs that a company is beginning to lose focus