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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). I first met Ethan in 2005. It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! Let me not bury the lede. So there you have it.

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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

Friday - May 27, 2005 at 09:21 AM in. Stealth Mode Startup. Ideas dont have a lot of value by themselves, they tend not to be unique, and by staying secret a startup gives up the chance to get valuable feedback from prospective customers and partners. They want to build a big brand fast after they come out of stealth mode. *

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. - We spoke briefly about why.

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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

VC Cafe

” Michael Eisenberg, Managing Partner, Aleph ( source ) Israeli tech by the numbers According to the 2023 annual report by Startup Nation Central , there are 7272 tech companies in Israel and 353 active investors. Kooply , a game development engine in stealth, was of the 20 winners of the 2024 Game Changers list by Lightspeed Ventures.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

mashable.com

Since getting started in October, the board has already invested work in three startups (all in stealth mode): whoisgreen.com , burringo.com and doitinperson.com. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. It may not matter to you what Kohort is or isn’t, nor whether stealth is good or bad. Kohort said the site was “stealth&# to play up the sense of mystery around its brand and to generate interest. Have an account?

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? At first, we tend to see the business and our partners at their best, full of promise, and cant conceive that they will ever be anything but their best. ©2005-2013 Mashable, Inc. Guarding The "Big Idea".

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