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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Austin Startup

We recently invested in Osano , which is led by the very talented Arlo Gilbert and is currently in stealth mode. By contrast, MOON is going to launch soon and is not in stealth mode at all. We went with the stealth mode approach prior to our launch, as I’ll reflect on at the bottom of this lesson. I could waste no time.

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10 Ideas For Creative Guerrilla Marketing Campaigns

YoungUpstarts

However, the biggest names in business are now turning to similar disruptive modes of marketing – from flash mobs to some spray paint. Big businesses in cities around the world are inspired to create advertising in the form of street art. Samsung managed this brilliantly in London and enjoyed viral attention of Twitter.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

When I think, of a “disruptor,” the first name that comes to mind is Elon Musk. Their innovation lay not just in their product, but their viral video marketing campaign involving slamming raw eggs on their mattress to show that they wouldn’t break due to their mattresses’ high-tech cushioning. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21-

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6 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For New Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Also known as stealth marketing, this clever tactic advertises a product in such a sneaky manner that people aren’t even aware that they’re being subjected to advertising. But, there’s something more important than advertising for the sake of it. Undercover marketing.

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Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

Startup Lessons Learned

Finally the day came, we unleashed the landing page, emailed our existing customers, and started advertising online. So, if youre interested in helping avoid mistakes like that, here are the steps: Get a domain name. It doesnt have to be the worlds catchiest name, just pick something reasonably descriptive.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

mashable.com

Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. 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. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks. Serbinski has since gone on to invest in a handful of stealth startups in the gaming, mobile and location arenas. Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention.