news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. Investors are looking for proven entrepreneurs to enter this emerging market and they will get well funded too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Stealth Mode Startup. Let me add another reason to that list: it isnt always that hard to figure out what a stealth-mode startup is really doing. Im at a tradeshow in Dallas this week, and we were visited by some very bright people from a stealth-mode startup. buy it on Amazon. (in)Frequently in)Frequently Asked Questions.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And we wanted a head of global marketing. Because I knew that Ethan was on to a powerful idea and one in which he had developed huge competence and domain knowledge in. I wanted them to have a market lead before others could try and build what Ethan was working on. With a benefit to both consumers and merchants.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We are purpose-built to not only invest pre-product but also to help accelerate your path to product-market fit with our decades of entrepreneurial and investing experience along with our active CXO advisory board. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Below, she shares lessons learned from the earliest days of marketing the company and how this has translated to her second startup role as VP of Marketing at Toast. How did you address that?

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

As a seed stage VC, I have a unique privilege of confidentially spending time with a number of entrepreneurs throughout their company formation and initial product development process. Yes, information about markets and trends affecting them is near ubiquitous given our media landscape. However, not everyone sees it that way?—?competing

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Develop the right mentoring relationships. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model. Use active listening to learn the most.

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Gust

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. Tune your website.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. Brilliant analysis. Ghost Town?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More interesting ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Who’s Next? – [link].

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Looking ahead at 2021, with vaccines being rolled out (slowly) in the developed world, it feels like we have a grip on what the year ahead might look like – the new normal. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 In Newzoo’s l atest report , analysts predicted that in 2021, 2.8

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

As Ada Support launches its automated chat platform from stealth and announces an impressive $2.5 With Mike and David ferociously developing product and doing sales, they launched the Ada bot with early customers like Medium, Kik and Wattpad. The story underscores the importance of perseverance and having the right founding team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

But for startups with limited resources and experience, I always recommend a soft launch or toe-in-the-water approach in a local market -- and scale up later. Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Demonstrate a minimum viable product (MVP).

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 28, 2011

They explained they were building it "stealth". Interestingly, very active angel and COO at Square , Keith Rabois weighted in on Quora in response to the question: "What are some concrete reasons for *actively* stealthing a startup?" Building a reputation and community in your target market. Leveraging Product Feedback Earlier.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode. Build relationships with known business leaders.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As the marketing industry developed, researchers dove deeper into buying behavior and buyers’ minds. His “Torches of Freedom” campaign in the 1920s promoted smoking among women as a symbol of liberation, opening a new market to cigarette companies. How far can subliminal marketing go? That’s a major limitation.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

EnPowered Payments links business customers (such as large electricity users like manufacturing facilities, hospitals, hotels, and greenhouses) to a market of lenders. But they quickly realized that increased savings on their own weren’t enough to spark adoption and thus, developed the payment platform.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

In a market where Airbnb has practically stood alone, VRBO has been a welcome sight for many renters and property owners who make money off of their investments. Moreover, this platform disrupted the market twice – first with its DVD mailing service and then with its streaming service. Thanks to Carl Panepinto, Bumper ! #8-

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

But a decade earlier as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, he was the father of the second offset strategy using software and semiconductors to build smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth aircraft that helped end the Cold War. In Slide 2 the team made progress on developing their MVP. It’s a ton of work.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

If you are a practitioner of Customer Development, ESL was doing it before most us were born. In 1962 Wheelon left for a new job as the first director of the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology where he was responsible for development of OXCART , the A-12 Spyplane, and three major satellite reconnaissance systems.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. AYX NYSE) and init.ai , one an early investment in a data science platform and the other on NLP for developers. 2 exits including yhat (sold to Alteryx? 2 exits including yhat (sold to Alteryx?—?AYX

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Every year, our team conducts more than 500 customer development calls to understand what challenges the community is facing. Telepathic, a new technology startup, is bringing A/B testing to the world of mass-market fiction and storytelling. ReadyTalk became interested in Lean Startup principles to develop new lines of business.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Despite the odds being stacked against you, you learned the full range of abilities required to run a business and develop something. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents! #13- Only the domain knowledge of technology and development won’t suffice. Thanks to Viktoria Altman, BSP Legal Marketing! #23- It was made by you.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Hopefully by that time you’ve developed the idea much further and in much greater detail – by talking to as many people as possible. Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Share: [link] Jerry Ji.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Optimize your web history and presence.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

GitHub can be a fantastic resume for software developers. Of course, my professional experience and accomplishments were instrumental in creating these opportunities, blogging amplified peoples’ interest in me and helped market my expertise. And this is where GitHub shines. I was going to be fine. We can all benefit from blogging.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2013

The eighth is currently operating in stealth mode (yes, even on demo day) but we’re digging to find out more about them. Developed in-house over the course of the last two years, TaxiCast is set to launch in the UK on June 25. TaxiCast by London-based BrightMove Media wants to revolutionize advertising on taxis. Playground Energy .

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2011

In my last post on ReadWriteStart, I talked about how, in many cases, it wasn't an advantage to build your start-up in stealth mode. Check out the video below to see iMockups in action: Feedback on Concept from Target Market. Once you've got a concept put together, it's often valuable to get some early feedback from your target market.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. I was in charge of all product management and marketing for the first year-and-a-half, that was a great learning experience with a very talented team of folks. What are you working on now?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

6- Increased marketing spend. Taking a risk by increasing marketing spend (strategically), has paid off substantially, seeing our annual sales grow by over 30%. A market saved me from wasting a lot of time and money on it. We have been able to break through the noise with our marketing. Photo Credit: Tracey Munn.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 5, 2022

boldstart kicked off 2021 by announcing the closing of $230M of funds, $155M fund V and $75M opportunities ii, to continue supporting developer first & SaaS founders from Day 1 to scale( ). Today, we are up to announce boldstart v + opportunities ii, $230m to continue backing Developer First + SaaS founders from Day 1 to Scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2010

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. Marty Zwilling.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Last week, one of our most recent portfolio companies, Ten Little , came out of stealth and announced its public launch. . children’s shoes market is a $10B market, but it’s not just about shoes. To round out the founding team, Julie brings an extremely complementary experience in operations from Jet.com and eos products.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2015

It’s striking that algorithm developments for machine intelligence have been overwhelmingly open source. Graphcore (in stealth, see this video at 28:58) calls them Intelligent Processor Units. Emotient , RealEyes and Affectiva all use facial expressions to infer emotion, largely (it appears) for marketing purposes right now.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2018

by Dori Sella, author of “ Business Meetings that Work: 6 Steps to Increase Productivity “ Starting a business, whether it’s based on technology, a new marketing concept or a product is always exciting. This is of course assuming you are prepared to go out of ‘stealth mode’ – don’t laugh.

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