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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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6 Reasons Startups Should Skip the Big-Bang Launch

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience. The United States Digital Service, a federal government agency, is building a ‘stealth startup.’

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: mor.sl | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Trending On AngelList: Tactics & Results | Justin’s Blog – [link].

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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

Cape Privacy emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million seed round , which we co-led with Boldstart Ventures. They’re working with the state of North Carolina and Raleigh-based Wake Forest Baptist Health to distribute 1,000 of its at-home antibody test kits to a random sampling of citizens to track the virus and immunity over time.

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

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. They already distribute over $100M a month amongst their 200,000+ creators.

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2 horse race in mobile – iphone and android

BeyondVC

I just caught this blog post from Seth Weintraub from Fortune on Android: Andy Rubin just Tweeted that Google (GOOG) is activating 300,000 phones a day. We all know who won back then - Apple had the best damn product but Microsoft had more distribution. That passes Apple's (AAPL) iOS, that passes Blackberry (RIMM).

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