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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

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. They didnt even offer to sign an NDA. Categories. Statistics.

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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? I’ve personally never heard of it happening.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Stealth Mode&# = FAIL. Originally, SpeakerText was going to be a tool for journalists (I was a journo) to automatically transcribe and search within their audio interviews. Outcome: last night a Biz Dev guy from Disney/ABC sent me an email asking about partnering with some of their online properties. link] Giff Fun post.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

see more > Search. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? At first, we tend to see the business and our partners at their best, full of promise, and cant conceive that they will ever be anything but their best. Follow @mashable.

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