Let's Make a Unicorn

Jonathan Smith & Levi Bethune
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Startup burnouts Levi and Jonathan pitch each other their best ideas. Seriously, these are their best ideas. Got a pitch for us? Send an email or a voice memo to Pitch@UnicornCast.com or find us on Twitter @LMAUcast.

  1. 07/13/2021

    40/ Startups that are just noises, SoothSayr

    Video software startup mmhmm's recent round of funding has got us thinking about the next big trend in startups: names that are just noises. Levi has a product that solves all kinds of everyday problems, and it's not scary at all! I mean, why would it be? What a strange thing to ask...

    13 min

  2. 06/29/2021

    39/ Pretending We Heard About Stuff

    Want VCs to think you're cool? That's easy. Just pretend you read something on Techcrunch! This week, we hone our pretending skills by reading some very fake startup headlines and talking about them. This week, to pretend we know stuff, we used Startup Ipsum (created by Party Round) found at https://startipsum.com/ (and you can too!)

    23 min

  3. 06/22/2021

    38/ Honing Our Improv Skills (Special Guest Jane Decker)

    When pitching, you have to be willing to throw out your old startup idea and invent an entirely new one on the spot, sometimes in the same investor meeting! Jonathan puts Levi and special guest Jane Decker through their paces with an improv game involving Snails, Circus Peanuts, a Weed Volcano, and -- just in time for father's day -- entirely too many dad-based product ideas. This week, to make our unicorns, we used the Aesthetic Generator found at https://claireeeep.github.io/generator/ (and you can too!)

    20 min

  4. 06/01/2021

    37/ Growth Hacking Our Podcast

    Join Jonathan and Levi a for a little ~bRaInStOrM~ as they growth-hack their podcast to fame and fortune. Or at least one of those. Or neither.

    17 min

  5. 05/25/2021

    36/ The Great Rebundling, Indifference Child

    Levi has the cure for your streaming service woes. Jonathan puts the compassion in Compassion International. Our shortest episode ever, so listen twice!

    9 min

  6. 05/18/2021

    35/ Mock Interviews with Alex Cohen (@anothercohen)

    Levi and Jonathan interview for the big job. It doesn't go well. Levi pitches his vision for the future of the Creator Economy. It doesn't go well (for creators). Check out @anothercohen on Twitter for A+ tech shitposting.

    17 min

  7. 05/04/2021

    34/ TikTedTok, OverReactions

    Jonathan is hacking his way to Gen Z thought-leadership. Levi has the solution for effective content moderation: real-world consequences. Got a pitch for us? Visit unicorn.gripe and click the shiny button!

    17 min

  8. 04/27/2021

    33/ The Laughening: Jonathan vs. Levi

    Friend of the show Jane Decker joins us this week to settle the great debate: who's the best at not laughing?

    13 min
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Startup burnouts Levi and Jonathan pitch each other their best ideas. Seriously, these are their best ideas. Got a pitch for us? Send an email or a voice memo to Pitch@UnicornCast.com or find us on Twitter @LMAUcast.

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  • Creator
    Jonathan Smith & Levi Bethune
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Jonathan Smith & Levi Bethune