UnicornPrn
UnicornPrn is the only podcast that peels back the glossy veneer of startup life and roasts it over a flaming pile of pitch decks đ„
Hosted by Melissa Kwan and Lloyed Lobo, two founder friends whoâve seen the startup world from the inside out, upside down, and fully on fire. This show dives into what itâs actually like to build a company (spoiler: itâs not all oat milk lattes and billion-dollar exits).
We riff about all the things you wish you could say out loud but canât (or wonât) â like investor horror stories, founder mistakes, and bloated valuations.
đ„ About our hosts
Melissa Kwan is the Cofounder and CEO of eWebinar, and a 3-time bootstrapped founder whoâs spent the last 14 years building companies without ever raising a cent of venture capital. Follow @themelissakwan on Instagram and Melissa Kwan on LinkedInâ â for tactical advice on bootstrapping. Subscribe to 'â â your founder next doorâ â ' at melissakwan.com, Melissa's bi-monthly newsletter on how to build a company without an abundance of resources and friends in high places.
Lloyed Lobo is a WSJ bestselling author of From Grassroots to Greatness, Cofounder of Boast.AI, and Cofounder of the Traction community. After a career in VC-backed startups, he helped bootstrap Boast.AI to eight-figure revenue, and has since served as a startup advisor, angel investor, board member, and LP in multiple VC funds â so heâs seen startup chaos from both sides of the term sheet. Follow @lloyedlobo on â â Instagramâ â for daily business content.Â
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 10: How to Lose Friends and Millions
Ever thought lending a little money to friends, buying a flashy house, or investing in your buddyâs ânext unicornâ was harmless?
Congrats, youâve just met the graveyard of wealth that eats entrepreneuâŠ
Episode 9: Top 12 BS Advice You Must Ignore
Ever been told âjust pick the biggest TAM,â âhire a seasoned exec,â or ârun ads for growthâ?
Congrats, youâve been hit with some of the worst startup advice ever spewed on a LinkedIn carousel, usuallyâŠ
Episode 8: Blue Ocean Will Drown You
Ever heard the advice âfind a market with no competitionâ? Then youâve definitely walked straight into a blue ocean, only to realize itâs full of sharks, no buyers, and zero budget line items.
âIâm thâŠ
Episode 7: Sh*t VCs Say.
Ever raise venture capital? Then youâve definitely heard some version of:
âItâs a bit too early for us.â
âWhat if Google builds this?â
âPing me when you have a lead.â
In Episode 7 of UnicornPrn, Melissa âŠ
Episode 6: Culture Fit is BS
Is âculture fitâ the secret sauce of team cohesion⊠or just startup speak for hiring people who look, think, and act exactly like you?
In Episode 6 of UnicornPrn, Melissa and Lloyed torch the startup âŠ
Episode 5: These Hires Will Kill Your Company
In startup land, everyone acts like hiringâs a cheat code⊠âjust add a rockstar!â But what if that rockstar needs a brief for everything, tanks morale, or burns $280K on vaporware?
In Episode 5 of UniâŠ
Episode 4: Founder or Fraudster - Con Artists In The Boardroom
In the startup world, everyone preaches âfake it till you make itâ. But what happens when faking it goes too far? Are you a bold founder hustling to realize a big vision, or a fraudster selling pipe âŠ
Episode 3: Venture Capital is a Giant Ponzi Scheme
Is venture capital the fuel behind world-changing innovationâŠor just a glorified pyramid scheme where everyoneâs pretending theyâre building the next Uber while actually praying for a higher valuatioâŠ
Episode 2: Cofounder Confessions â Love, Lies & Betrayal
Startups are messy. But cofounder relationships? Even messier. In this brutally honest episode of UnicornPrn, Melissa and Lloyed dive into the raw, real, and often ridiculous world of cofounder dynamâŠ
Episode 1: The Internet is for UnicornPrn
Welcome to the very first episode of UnicornPrn, the only podcast that peels back the glossy veneer of startup life and roasts it over a flaming pile of pitch decks.
Hosted by Melissa Kwan and Lloyed âŠ
Welcome to UnicornPrn
UnicornPrn is the only podcast that peels back the glossy veneer of startup life and roasts it over a flaming pile of pitch decks đ„
Hosted by Melissa Kwan and Lloyed Lobo, two founder friends whoâve sâŠ