I played with different words like 'home run,' 'megahit,' and they just all sounded kind of 'blah.' So I put in 'unicorn' because they are - these are very rare companies in the sense that there are thousands of startups in tech every year, and only a handful will wind up becoming a unicorn company. They're really rare.
There's only a handful of chicks in the world who can climb big walls on my level.
There are only a handful of designers that influence other designers, and I have to keep one step ahead of the game.
There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant.
Back in 2001, my first start-up was mentioned in the 'New York Times' and 'USA Today.' I figured that would drive thousands of visitors to the site and tons of new business. Instead, only a handful of people visited our site, and not much business came of it at all.
There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.
Until recently, Hollywood offered only a handful of roles to actors of color. The majority of my opportunities have fallen into two categories: Scary Black and Funny Black.
I've been down to the Ecolodge in Panama, but there really are only a handful of real green hotels in the U.S.
I grew up figure skating, and in figure skating there is only a handful of black people at the time figure skating with me.
There are a handful of talented individuals that are always going to do a better job. If you look at the amount of TV shows or movies, there's only a handful that rise to the top.
