Remove Cofounder Remove Product Development Remove Silicon Valley Remove Stealth
article thumbnail

Lessons Learned: Using AdWords to assess demand for your new.

Startup Lessons Learned

Now were not exactly in stealth-mode - weve pitched at Techcrunch - but Id rather not go dancing in my competitors faces. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.

Demand 167
article thumbnail

SXSW Startups: AirPop Makes Healthy Air

Austin Startup

Co-located in Shanghai and San Francisco, the AirPop product brand is a line of sensing, high-efficiency air pollution accessories for 4 billion+ people breathing pervasive ambient air pollution. AirPop’s co-founder Chris Hosmer (pictured above) answered our questions for this interview.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Future of Startups 2013-2017

Scalable Startup

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. Previously, Andreessen developed Mosaic and co-founded Netscape.

article thumbnail

Lessons Learned: Achieving a failure

Startup Lessons Learned

Build the product in stealth mode to build buzz for the eventual launch. It was considered naive that the "next AOL" would ship a product that wasnt ready for prime time. Stealth is a customer-free zone. This is why agility is such a prized quality in product development. We can skip the chasm.

article thumbnail

16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

Perhaps the team is working on a product that really isnt that great or useful. Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Maybe they never thought about product-market fit. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Leave it in the comments.

Cofounder 111