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. I believe stealth makes sense for large companies who can be sued for “pre-announcing” a new product to stall the market or kill a competitor. These things can’t be done while in stealth mode. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. We spoke briefly about why.

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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. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

BRAVA Investment Launches Stealth Female Project. Fertility is a major issue and so Stealth Female Project is a startup that advertises innovative approaches to women’s fertility issues. If you are interested in startups to watch out for in 2018, here are three that should interest you.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Are the barriers to entry so low and information disseminating so quickly that we’re in a perpetual copycat environment? Yes, information about markets and trends affecting them is near ubiquitous given our media landscape. What’s going on with these apparent copycat companies? without any knowledge of the other’s activities?—?independently

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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. I believe stealth makes sense for large companies who can be sued for “pre-announcing” a new product to stall the market or kill a competitor. With stealth mode, you can’t learn early enough to pivot gracefully.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information. But operating in stealth mode, or waiting for that perfect investor to find you, or feeling entitled, is even less effective. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And I certainly didn’t want him having to trapse up-and-down Sand Hill Road informing every VC of his next idea. It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! I wanted them to have a market lead before others could try and build what Ethan was working on. So there you have it.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

If you observe the quantum state you can get information, but it results in the collapse of the quantum system. It is a quantum computing element that leverages the principle of superposition to encode information via one of four methods: spin, trapped atoms and ions, photons, or superconducting circuits. Quantum Timing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information. But operating in stealth mode, or waiting for that perfect investor to find you, or feeling entitled, is even less effective. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

In my view, understanding due diligence can only improve information flow, and leads to a better long-term partnership with your investor. 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.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2015

Also, if it’s a company where the owner is wearing the hat of the CIO, information security officer, manager, web developer, and he’s managing everything because he is a startup owner, that person’s business is at a high risk of being a victim to cyber crime activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs who are determined to operate in stealth mode, for fear of giving away their secrets, will find they lose more than they could gain by sharing. Bill Gates, for example, maintained an information sharing relationship with Warren Buffett for many years, and both will attest to the learning they achieved from the other.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. Cognata (2017) – still in stealth, Cognata is developing Artificial Intelligence simulation engines for automated vehicles.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

AI/ML Information warfare. Synthetic data generation-to feed false information. This can happen by “overfitting” – when a model trains for too long on sample data or when the model is too complex, it can start to learn the “noise,” or irrelevant information, within the dataset. AI Attack Surfaces. Carpe Diem.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The Information and VentureBeat have more on this. Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). First it was Fortnite and Epic, now it’s Facebook and soon other players will team up to reduce the revenue share with app stores. This may also trickle down to Google and Amazon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

In my view, understanding due diligence can only improve information flow, and leads to a better long-term partnership with your investor. 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.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

NextGig : Actionable information about companies in your professional network. A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. Interseller : Make contact with new prospects. Merlin Guides : Magically Simple Employee Training. Sleeperbot : Messaging for sports fans.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

They might not actively “collude&# and say “let’s collectively keep the price down&# but in the resulting discussion pricing information will flow – whether intentional or not. To be crystal clear – I think AngelList is awesome and I have NEVER heard Nivi or Naval ever reveal or discuss pricing information.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Also: Ineze makes complex decisions simple.Ineze develops search solutions that structure and organize product information, allowing users to find the best products in an easy, quick yet precise and powerful workflow. Self reported: Stealth-mode peronal finance security startup powered by the collective vigilance and wisdom of crowds.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

If an abnormality is detected, who should communicate that information? One example is so-called “ stealth neuromarketing ,” which tries to manipulate consumer behavior without their being aware of its influence, threatening consumer autonomy. On the other hand, the same information could benefit healthy drinks producers.).

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

In my view, understanding due diligence can only improve information flow, and leads to a better long-term partnership with your investor. 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.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 11, 2010

I always go back and forth about whether stealth mode is good or bad. I guess that I should back up and explain what I mean by stealth. When someone has a business idea, she may choose not to disclose what the idea is about aka stealth mode. Back to the idea of stealth mode. missing two sides of the triangle).

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genuinevc.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Information Asymmetry in Bootstrapping. Stealth Mode. I’ve recently been introduced to a number of startups that are operating in “stealth mode,” and have been thinking about what to make of this fact. There are many in-between shades of grey for revealing information to the public and when.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

It involved building stealth aircraft to deliver these precision weapons unseen by any enemy radar, and designing intelligence and reconnaissance systems that would target for them. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. But this new strategy was more than making the bombs smarter. steve Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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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. I believe stealth makes sense for large companies who can be sued for “pre-announcing” a new product to stall the market or kill a competitor. These things can’t be done while in stealth mode. Marty Zwilling.

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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. As a continuation of that theme, I thought it would be interesting to explore five tools you can use to iterate and improve your startup idea before writing one line of code. Conclusion.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. During an informal discussion, one VC encouraged us with some wild ass suggestions. link] The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth | Trada Blog. [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

What’s more challenging is finding the right information that will influence positive change within your organization. The United States Digital Service, a federal government agency, is building a ‘stealth startup.’ With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents! #13- 13- Making informed decisions. While it is possible to make life simpler for your family and others close to you as well as help your career by taking on projects, finding the proper balance between your work and personal life, and having some social life is difficult.

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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. The idea behind Responsive Sports is that if sensors are added to sports equipment athletes will be able to get better information about their performance.

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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. CIOs are the new VCs : this is the year that Chief Information Officers start acting more like VCs. 2 exits including yhat (sold to Alteryx?

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

As a CEO of a technological startup, I often need to find trustworthy information as quickly as possible. Improbable with its SpatialOS is my favorite disruptive startup because it has developed techniques that make it possible to share large amounts of information between several servers almost instantly. 4- Wikipedia.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 27, 2011

My idea -- rather than giving clients access to a large database of information, I took the database and created pre-defined reports that allowed them to access key pieces of data quickly and easily. My first job, nearly 20 years ago, was at a market research firm. About six months into the job, I had an idea for a new product. read more.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #20- To ensure that we had a good understanding of what was going on with our members, we performed quarterly financial surveys to keep the government, the sector and the public informed about the terrible situation that NGOs were in. 20- Helped members handle the pandemic.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Ideally each portfolio company would also report their own data to the data-trackers (except when they’re in stealth), but not all of them are diligent. Ideally, you would use data from InDinero , Intuit Quickbooks , or another similar aggregator of financial information. RJMetrics ); technology (e.g., – OKRs for CEOs.

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