Which startups in Reid Hoffman's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?

Reid Hoffman has 10 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Zynga, Gobble, Knewton.

What is the most common failure cause in Reid Hoffman's documented portfolio?

The most frequent failure cause is "unit-economics", recorded in 3 of 10 documented cases.

¿En qué startups del dataset de UnicornBurn aparece Reid Hoffman?

Reid Hoffman tiene 10 empresas documentadas en UnicornBurn, incluyendo Zynga, Gobble, Knewton.

¿Cuál es la causa de fracaso más frecuente en las empresas del portfolio de Reid Hoffman?

La causa más frecuente es "unit-economics", registrada en 3 de 10 casos documentados.

Reid Hoffman — portfolio autopsies

Reid Hoffman has 10 portfolio companies documented in the UnicornBurn autopsy dataset with verified collapse causes and timelines. Most frequent failure cause: "unit-economics".

documented

Venture Capital

type

Unknown

country

Pre-Seed · Serie A · Seed

stages

// dominant patterns

Top failure cause

unit-economics

3/10 cases

Collapse pattern

Fire Sale

Top sector

social

// 10 documented companies

Zynga

gamingUSA2023

FarmVille creator — $10B IPO, Facebook algorithm change destroyed it overnight

Sudden Collapse

⭐ 82%

🔥 78%

Gobble

foodtechUSA2023

Pre-prepped dinner kits couldn't out-innovate the industry's systemic churn problem.

Fire Sale

⭐ 35%

🔥 28%

Knewton

edtechUSA2019

The adaptive learning giant that raised $105M promising AI-powered personalisation and sold for $25M

Acqui-hire

⭐ 62%

🔥 55%

One Kings Lane

ecommerceUSA2016

The flash sale home décor unicorn that Bed Bath & Beyond bought for less than its last funding round

Fire Sale

⭐ 58%

🔥 65%

Shopkick

ecommerceUSA2014

Pioneered in-store mobile rewards, only to discover walking in isn't the same as buying.

Fire Sale

⭐ 40%

🔥 30%

Zynga (IPO era)

socialUSA2013

The FarmVille empire — built on Facebook, destroyed when Facebook changed its newsfeed algorithm.

Market Exit

⭐ 82%

🔥 78%

Digg

socialUSA2012

Kevin Rose raised $45M for social news and declined a $200M Google offer. Digg v4 redesign in 2010 destroyed the community overnight. Users fled to Reddit. Sold for approximately $500K in 2012.

Sudden Collapse

⭐ 72%

🔥 75%

Friendster

socialUSA2011

The original social network that invented the template — and gave it to MySpace and Facebook to execute.

Market Exit

⭐ 72%

🔥 78%

Tagged

socialUSA2011

The social network for meeting strangers that Facebook made redundant

Acqui-hire

⭐ 28%

🔥 32%

Friendster

socialUSA2011

Jonathan Abrams built the first major social network, declined a $30M Google offer in 2003. Servers crashed under growth. MySpace overtook them in 2004. Sold to MOL Global for $100M in 2009. Shut entirely 2015.

Slow Death

⭐ 70%

🔥 65%

// faq

Which startups in Reid Hoffman's portfolio are documented in UnicornBurn?: Reid Hoffman has 10 portfolio companies documented in UnicornBurn, including Zynga, Gobble, Knewton.
What is the most common failure cause in Reid Hoffman's documented portfolio?: The most frequent failure cause is "unit-economics", recorded in 3 of 10 documented cases.
What collapse pattern dominates Reid Hoffman's documented failures?: The predominant collapse pattern is "Fire Sale". UnicornBurn documents 9 distinct collapse styles based on sequence and speed of failure.

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