View from Seed
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Another full-stack short-term rentals startup ? It seems as though in many categories, especially in consumer internet space, a handful of startups pursuing quite similar or even apparently identical ideas launch within months of each other. Another d2c gourmet pet food company ? Another affinity-based co-working space?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. My general rule is that it’s good to be stealth in the early days while you’re building your product and testing your market.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 4, 2012
They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention. Business and financial status.
Gust
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention. Business and financial status.
cdixon.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Peter Coles. Jon Russell. Jonah Peretti. Lauren Leto.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 22, 2010
They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention. Business and financial status.
VC Cafe
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Graphcore (in stealth, see this video at 28:58) calls them Intelligent Processor Units. This is an underserved application area in terms of number of startups. Like any ‘hot’ area, though, it’s hard to differentiate between multiple startups with ostensibly similar offerings. Atlassian, readying itself to float ).
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