SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

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? Graduated with a BS/MS in bio from Stanford.)

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

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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K9 Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2016

“ US Navy Sea Shadow stealth craft ” by US Navy employee – [link]. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Stealth is overrated. Today, I have seen it enough times from companies in my portfolio and others that are not in my portfolio that have utilized the “We’re in stealth mode” line.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

If you read only one previous post, read this one (or this one.) ————- The Birth of Entrepreneurship in The Hot Cold War Silicon Valley entrepreneurship was born in the middle of a secret war with the Soviet Union. military, the CIA and the National Security Agency.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

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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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Hiring technology talent in Silicon Valley is getting difficult, and the time it takes to drive across Palo Alto has tripled—all signs of the impending apocalypse. In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Sharing versus stealth. Maybe I’m overly nostalgic for a Silicon Valley that we’ve romanticized but never really had. But besides fixing that, maybe a lot of the values would be the same. The love of building versus just the love of funding. Challenging each other constructively, even sometimes competitively.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 28, 2016

Last year, we quietly invested in the seed round of Booster Fuels, a then-stealth on-demand gas delivery service. Today, we’re excited to officially announce our investment as they raise their Series A financing from Maveron, Madrona, and RRE, and other invests, as well as expand into Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Following two days with a dozen startups at a brand-new incubator in Kiev called “ Happy Farm ,” it was time to head to my next stop: Skolkovo , the private Moscow business school formed to bring Silicon Valley-quality training to young Russian entrepreneurs. The Professor can go home to America, but can not go from here to Russia.”

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Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2009

Getting B-52s through the Soviet Air Defense System Posted on March 29, 2009 by steveblank This is post II of how I came to write “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley “ 1974. Reply Palantir Technologies » The Secret History of Silicon Valley , on April 16, 2009 at 3:03 am Said: [.] Order Here.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

We used these tools to keep pace with the Soviet threats and eventually used silicon, semiconductors and stealth to create an offset strategy to leapfrog their military. He’s spent the last four years in Silicon Valley out of uniform continuing that work. Solution 5 : The reality is that the DoD/IC is not Silicon Valley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Now were not exactly in stealth-mode - weve pitched at Techcrunch - but Id rather not go dancing in my competitors faces. The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: The four kinds of work, and how to get them done: Five Whys Where did Silicon Valley come from? ScienceDaily: Corporate culture is most important.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

JULY 26, 2010

People whom I met: Director at Silicon Valley Bank. 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. Founder of a medical management software system. Director at Woodside Capital. Founder of a digital media company.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2018

We marry the mobile-first pragmatism and ingenuity of China’s tech scene with the core creative and technical innovation Silicon Valley is known for, particularly in digital devices and healthcare innovation. We built our company culture around the idea of “Blended Innovation.” What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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K9 Ventures

MAY 27, 2011

In fact, most founders tend to take it to the other extreme that they don’t want to share their idea (subject of another future blog post on why Stealth is Overrated). Silicon Valley is not only about execution. Founders know this at the bottom of their heart — because their idea is like their precious little baby.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

want to sidestep the argument about whether or not it's good to be " stealth " or not, and work with the assumption that if you've purchased the domain name, you're going to put up some sort of website. We discussed (for ~1hr) how to approach getting the first set of enterprise customers. " Listen.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. Huffington Post thinks the Midwest may be the next Silicon Valley – [link]. One of the best essays on recruiting a high performing team for your startup – [link]. Difficult is good (about working with “difficult&# entrepreneurs) – [link].

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Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

The company has been in stealth mode for the last couple months but I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about NextView’s investment in the company and our enthusiasm to be working with co-founders Dan Foody and Alex Cote. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Our Investment in Cloze.

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Steve Blank

JULY 23, 2009

military realized that our advantage over the Soviet Union was in silicon, software and systems. to build sensors, stealth and smart weapons previously thought impossible or impractical, would give us a major military advantage. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Order Here. Now In Print!

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Obviously one of the things we talk a lot about within Silicon Valley is network effects as a differentiator – and there are a lot of different kinds of network effects and things I call strong and weak and much other things, and not all networks have network effects and all that, so it’s sometimes used very loosely.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Obviously one of the things we talk a lot about within Silicon Valley is network effects as a differentiator – and there are a lot of different kinds of network effects and things I call strong and weak and much other things, and not all networks have network effects and all that, so it’s sometimes used very loosely.

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thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

My twitter stream and email inbox has been full of links to the NY Times article published yesterday — Out of the Loop in Silicon Valley. It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. Marc Andreessen: We have a bunch of stealth investments. Marc Andreessen On The Future Of Enterprise. ALEXIA TSOTSIS.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2009

Build the product in stealth mode to build buzz for the eventual launch. Stealth is a customer-free zone. As with many Silicon Valley failures, a flawless PR launch turned into a flawed customer acquisition strategy. Launch with a PR blitz, including mentions in major mainstream publications.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? Topics: Business , Silicon Valley , Starting Your Startup , Startups , Tech , vc. Guarding The "Big Idea". I was totally guilty of this back in the day. Load Comments. Powered by Livefyre.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bear in mind, just like any of us working in stealth mode, there’s a limit on how many insider details J.J. RH: One of the many areas of overlap [between] the work you do and the work that Silicon Valley folks do is talent. [For] our audience, as we go through this event, please feel free to ask questions in the chat function.

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