Philipp Rode: driving is not an unquestioned right

Animal metaphors have long been used in the startup ecosystem, but these figures of speech represent more than linguistic quirks to describe techno-industrial capabilities. Robyn Klingler-Vidra and George Iliev write that the unicorn has long been a problematic key performance indicator for entrepreneurial ecosystems. They believe now is the time to retire this (vanity) metric and emphasise the agility and resilience of the other animals in the global entrepreneurial zoo.