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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. Stealth Mode Startup. If youve read my Cult of the NDA article (which, by the way, remains one of the most-read articles on this blog), then you know that I think good luck and good execution are far more important to success in a startup than a Really Big Idea. Gourmet Customer Service.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

A note about NDAs: 1) almost no experienced entrepreneurs/VCs will sign them (in fact, you asking them too is widely considered a sign of inexperience), 2) It’s not clear they have any real value – are you really going to spend years suing someone who signed an NDA? link] Stealth mode is back. link] Stan James.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Stealth Mode&# = FAIL. Again, if you’re a no-name nobody like me, you’ve gotta build a name for yourself from scratch. And remember, big names won’t care that you’re a no name when you’ve actually done something cool that people want. Your idea, as it exists today, sucks ass.

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