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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. Nice sweep! When he left I called him immediately.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Austin Startup

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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OutboundEngine Completes Acquisition of ReadyChat

SiliconHills

OutboundEngine, which makes an online marketing platform for small business owners, on Monday announced it has completed its acquisition of Toronto-based ReadyChat, a web-based live chat service for real estate and mortgage companies. But the company remained in stealth mode until now.

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Technology, Innovation and Modern War – Class 6 – Will Roper

Steve Blank

Acquisition, technology, and logistics. In some of our class sessions you’ve heard about how acquisition in the Department of Defense hasn’t kept up with new threats, adversaries, and new technologies. But Will Roper who runs Air Force acquisition, technology and logistics, gives lie to that assertion. The future is predictable.

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Announcing our investment in Inflection.io – marketing automation for product-led growth

Version One Ventures

We’re very excited to announce our investment in Inflection.io , as the company comes out of stealth with a $5M seed round. And thus we’ve seen the rise of product-led companies…companies that rely on the product itself to drive user acquisition, activation and retention. .

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Get Your Startup Bought: How to Plan for an Acquisition

ReadWriteStart

If an acquisition is part of your exit strategy, you need to build your business with your buyer in mind. To find out what strategies helped real-life entrepreneurs negotiate their own acquisitions, we asked four successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for their advice. James Rohrbach , stealth.