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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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Machine Learning is most advanced and widely applied today in processing text (through Natural Language Processing) followed by understanding images and videos (through Computer Vision) and analytics and anomaly detection. Recognize and Understand Images and video streams. Example GitHub Copilot , Wordtune. It can even identify faces.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! ” But I went back to the office and talked with Stuart Lander & David Lapter and said, “no prizes for guessing which job Ethan’s going to take.” So there you have it.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Innovid has developed an interactive pre-roll ad format called iRoll, that encourages users to click on moving objects with the interactive ads before watching the video. million to date and has managed to sign partnerships with some of the web’s leading video publishers. SimpliVT , a new venture in stealth has raised $9.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Many entrepreneurs are reluctant to expose their idea to others early, often called stealth mode, for fear of it being stolen. Pervasive communication to your market is always required, including ads, trade shows, viral videos, and online influencer courting. Two heads are better than one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 28, 2011

They explained they were building it "stealth". Interestingly, very active angel and COO at Square , Keith Rabois weighted in on Quora in response to the question: "What are some concrete reasons for *actively* stealthing a startup?" Saying you are a "stealth" company with no details certainly doesn't leave much to go on.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

DeepMind beating the world’s best at Go and AI beating pro-poker players consistently, represent much more than a computer getting good at playing video games: The gaming world offers a perfect place to start machine intelligence work (e.g., Deep Instinct was named “Cool Vendor in 2016” by the Gartner Research Group.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. Each application provided a video pitch, written overview and detailed answers to questions. NextGig : Actionable information about companies in your professional network. Sleeperbot : Messaging for sports fans.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2013

Video games are as universal a concept as food. He has a love for stealth and RPGs but is willing to try almost anything. Feature Story crowdfunding Dusty Revenge game Kickstarter PD Design Studio Singapore video game' If that sounds a bit much, then the US$19 tier will replace the physical book with a PDF version.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

Lighttricks – the suite of mobile apps for photo and video editing, and most recently generative AI photo and video generation. founded in 2018, raised $22M to date) HourOne – generative AI tex-to-video based on human presenters. Passed the $100M revenue mark in 2022.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 17, 2023

We expect AI to further augment content creation pipelines by generating images, audio, video, and code. Companies operating in the space (not in stealth), include Latitude , Ludo (2D games) and Israeli startup Sefi AI. Generative AI is already being used in developer workflows. steampunk airships flying in the sky.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2020

She shares her knowledge through platforms such as her YouTube channel (which currently has over 100 videos), Facebook live videos , and Stealth Health: Take Back Your Power and Unravel the Mystery of You, her first adult book. What you’ll learn if you give a listen: Where stealth ties into health. To buy Stealth Health.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Jason Freedman, who calls himself “humbled MBA,&# ( which is right-there brilliant, before I go on ) writes Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. Facebook wasn’t the first to social networking, Google wasn’t the first to search, YouTube wasn’t the first to video, yada yada. Tweet I love it!

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Qwilt is on the hot on the heels of something big in high-data video delivery. Video currently represents about 40% of all online traffic, growing by 400% by the year 2015. Higher quality and faster loading videos. They have been in stealth mode for 2 years now working mainly with network infrastructures and content providers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Is Three Founders One Too Many? - [link].

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This post contains video, click to play]. While test subjects were shown video clips and still pictures from a consultative sales process, their brain activation was monitored to measure engagement. Some advance neuromarketing research probably would have saved Nationwide tons of money. Image source ).

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2011

In my last post on ReadWriteStart, I talked about how, in many cases, it wasn't an advantage to build your start-up in stealth mode. Check out the video below to see iMockups in action: Feedback on Concept from Target Market. Once you've got a concept put together, it's often valuable to get some early feedback from your target market.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

It involved building stealth aircraft to deliver these precision weapons unseen by any enemy radar, and designing intelligence and reconnaissance systems that would target for them. Smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth. F-117 Nighthawk - 1st Stealth Ground Attack Plane These changes in American defense policy spooked the Soviets.

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The Next Web

JULY 24, 2013

You pretty much just need to sign up, record your 30 second video clip (Ticckle) and let it loose. One of the happy side-effects of using video to interact is that it puts a face to an opinion. If you tickle someone into responding, they’ll Ticckle you in response. It all sounds very light-hearted. There are no right or wrong answers.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. This could be video testimonials from noted industry personalities, or other brands, creators or influencers you can get a shout-out from on social media. Study campaigns that have succeeded and campaigns that have failed. Budget carefully and leave a 30% cushion.

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genuinevc.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Stealth Mode. I’ve recently been introduced to a number of startups that are operating in “stealth mode,” and have been thinking about what to make of this fact. In a post yesterday, Keith Robinson clearly articulated one of my conclusions, “I’ve heard quite a bit about start-ups and “stealth mode.” March 1, 2011 |.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Prerna's vision is to share stories across multiple platforms, including apps, video, and virtual reality. The United States Digital Service, a federal government agency, is building a ‘stealth startup.’ It's Lean Startup storytelling for the Snapchat generation. Read about Prerna’s journey here.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. It may not matter to you what Kohort is or isn’t, nor whether stealth is good or bad. They attracted curiosity and in-bound user potential with an infographic-type video describing the site. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Campaigns | NYT FiveThirtyEight – [link].

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Their innovation lay not just in their product, but their viral video marketing campaign involving slamming raw eggs on their mattress to show that they wouldn’t break due to their mattresses’ high-tech cushioning. It uses computing to simulate richer virtual worlds, with applications in video games and virtual reality.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 1, 2020

This was our first investment in the “time of Covid-19” with everything done virtually via video calls, Dropbox folders, DocuSign forms, and other remote tools – more on our experience here in GeekWire. Cape Privacy emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million seed round , which we co-led with Boldstart Ventures.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

Note: there is video from this event, but its not online yet. I had a flip cam with me, and the organizers captured their own video with a tripod and everything. bigs : @ericries says Stealth dev is a (undesirable, failure-presaging) customer-free zone. Definitely like to see video of the full talk. Without further ado.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

Consider this: Jack Conte , Patreon’s CEO summarised it beautifully in the video below (or on this blog post if you prefer reading) by breaking down the evolution of the creator economy. Fans pay between $5 and $50 a month to get access to images, videos and other content. Billion in 2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. So please watch this quick video (click on image or link above) for only 2 minutes starting at about minute 7. This also happens with VCs. Information flows. That is why I tell people not to shop deals too widely. If you REALLY love him start at minute 2.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Since getting started in October, the board has already invested work in three startups (all in stealth mode): whoisgreen.com , burringo.com and doitinperson.com. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account? In exchange for $150,000 to $300,000 of work, each startup has given Kayweb 14% to 40% equity. startupcto

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It would be easy to just put up the video and the transcription in this blog and be done with it. I’ve extracted and paraphrased a few below, but I urge you to read the transcript and watch the video. That radars and stealth and antennas and radios and materials. If you can’t see the video of Will Roper’s talk click here .

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Graphcore (in stealth, see this video at 28:58) calls them Intelligent Processor Units. Actually, that’s a blog post all of its own, but here are a few examples: Clarify makes audio and video searchable via its API. But these processors were designed for graphics. This involves learning context and content attributes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. 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?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It is captivating for the people around at the time – and people will create the video for you – and then spread this around social media. Viral videos. Stealth marketing can cross the line in black hat strategies. T-mobile used this famously in Liverpool – Beyonce also had a go at a flash mob in London. Treasure hunts.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Early Startup Time Wasters – [link].

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