Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 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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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 According to Gamesbeat , the streaming wars will spill over to the cloud gaming wars, with media companies, streaming companies and telcos looking to include gaming packages in their offerings. social media. Fortnite alone made $1.8

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trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

Trada Blog: Paid Search Marketing, Online Advertising and Small Biz Trada's blog for small businesses making paid search, online advertising and social media easier to understand. One of my favorite startup debates is about stealth mode. We’ve been in stealth mode at Trada for almost 18 months now.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. Twitter Link Roundup #70 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Are there benefits for a startup to work in “stealth&# mode? Small businesses may benefit from better social media marketing – [link]. Is Social Media Becoming Boring?

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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. Marty Zwilling.

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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. EM: We had waves of topics.

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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. Investors are looking for proven entrepreneurs to enter this emerging market and they will get well funded too.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. 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.”. -

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Yes, information about markets and trends affecting them is near ubiquitous given our media landscape. If a large and venture-scale objective market opportunity truly does exists, it would be unusual for it to go entirely missed by everyone with experience in the space. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule?—?sometimes

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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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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Stay in stealth mode until the last minute. Getting consistent attention from the media is easy too — why wouldn’t popular bloggers want to write about you all the time? Here’s some of my super-secret winning strategies from fifteen years of building startups.

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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

JUNE 5, 2017

Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Social media and other channels provide the vehicles, but everyone has to be open for the process to work. Persistence and patience with timing mismatches. Willingness to observe, listen, and learn.

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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. In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Media outlets like VentureBeat and TechCrunch talked about the fact that we’re only three years old and if you read these articles, you might believe we’re an “overnight success.” When an investor asks you “How is your product different than other solutions on the market?”, million, bringing our total funding to $30 million.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Startup success depends on a many factors related to your vision, product, and market opportunity. Media outlets like VentureBeat and TechCrunch talked about the fact that we’re only three years old and if you read these articles, you might believe we’re an “overnight success.” By Lihi Pinto Fryman, Co-Founder and CMO of Syte.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

A business needs technical, marketing, financial and many other skills. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. Startups in stealth mode can’t get feedback from real customers and can’t be perceived as experts in their industry. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

For example, I’m not sure the world needs one more social media niche site, or another dating site, or yet another flavored drink alternative. You may be a product expert, but have little experience with running a business, or marketing, or sales. Communicate and market your solution to the max.

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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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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

When is the right time for a startup to bring on marketing? Are brand and storytelling important before product-market-fit? We asked Hila Shitrit Nissim*, an experienced CMO, to share her perspective on marketing in Israeli startups. In my opinion, the sooner a marketer is brought on board, the better.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Media outlets like VentureBeat and TechCrunch talked about the fact that we’re only three years old and if you read these articles, you might believe we’re an “overnight success.” When an investor asks you “How is your product different than other solutions on the market?”, million, bringing our total funding to $30 million.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Guerrilla marketing , a marketing strategy that’s different to your traditional methods. Alternative strategies hope to cut through the noise of promotion in the media and therefore grab attention. This marketing strategy has been most often used by small companies who have a limited budget. Undercover marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Even before you build a product, you should be interacting with potential customers in person, and through social media. Ship a minimum viable product quickly, test the market and iterate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

New businesses are usually strapped for cash, which means that they don’t have enough money for costly marketing strategies. Quite the opposite, guerrilla marketing tactics offer the factor of surprise, which is exactly what it takes to generate buzz, draw the attention of a target audience, and improve visibility. Social media.

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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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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Of course, my professional experience and accomplishments were instrumental in creating these opportunities, blogging amplified peoples’ interest in me and helped market my expertise. Lenny recently sent me this direct message on Twitter: hey ryan, I got hired on as a short-term consultant for a stealth startup… so random.

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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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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Programs/applications can be games, social media, office applications, missile guidance systems, bitcoin mining, or even operating systems e.g. Linux, Windows, IOS. As more AI moves to the edge, the Edge AI accelerator market is segmenting into high-end chips for camera-based systems and low-power chips for simple sensors.

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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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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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. I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. And what do you think about the controversy about stealth vs. not for startups? What are you working on now?

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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 Deaver Brown, Simply Media ! #16-

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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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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. If you fail with a crowdfunding campaign, your brand and reputation will take a hit and you’re going to have a hell of a time going back to investors after that to convince them there’s a market for your service or product. Budget carefully and leave a 30% cushion.

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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. TaxiCast by London-based BrightMove Media wants to revolutionize advertising on taxis. NFC tags can be embedded into posters or point-of-sale (POS) displays to activate when a user gets within 3-5cm.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Michael Wolf’s deck on the Future of Tech and Media shows that messaging will soon blow past social media as the dominant media activity and will add 1 billion new users by 2018. We’ve already seen several virtual assistants go after the meeting scheduling market: e.g. x.ai Automating tasks in the enterprise.

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