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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not. 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. Most people totally advise against stealth.

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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. congrats to Fortress IQ on its $12mm Series A led by Lightspeed and a stealth co on their $13.5mm Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. First check to Series B?—?congrats First check to Series A?—?congrats

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Weeks 8 and 9

Steve Blank

Four decades ago my first job in Silicon Valley was with ESL, the first company to combine computers and signals intelligence. The founder of this 1964 Silicon Valley startup was Bill Perry. They might be hardware development, software expertise, manufacturing, launching rockets, funding, etc.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. 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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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P.

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Leaving SF? Bring The Best of SV Values With You, Not Just SV Dollars

Hunter Walker

While it’s fair to assume we named Homebrew after [coffee, alcohol, opensource software package manager], it’s actually a tribute to the Homebrew Computer Club. Sharing versus stealth. Maybe I’m overly nostalgic for a Silicon Valley that we’ve romanticized but never really had.

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SF New Tech’s Big (Endless) Summer Social

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

People whom I met: Director at Silicon Valley Bank. Founder of a medical management software system. Marketing person at a stealth B2C/B2B payment company. If the location is cool, then yes otherwise I’ll pass next time. Founder of Appfeeds. Director at Woodside Capital. Founder of a digital media company.