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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. True for (A), definitely NOT for (B).

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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. Here’s what he said (name withheld but if wants to be public he can put it in the comments and I’ll give him attribution: “To put it really really simply and roughly: 2 separate issues for antitrust claims: (1) abuse of (2) market power.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Then again, there’s a difference between publishing a description of the idea on your website and simply announcing a name and perhaps a tag line. link] Stan James.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

First, let us start with a definition of a tech bubble. Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue , in the Department of Global Studies & Geography at Hofstra University, observed that bubbles have four phases; stealth, awareness, mania and blow-off. We don’t get fooled again. Don’t get fooled again. ?No, The Who 1971.

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6 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For New Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Also known as stealth marketing, this clever tactic advertises a product in such a sneaky manner that people aren’t even aware that they’re being subjected to advertising. The fact that guerrilla marketing is low-cost doesn’t go at the expense of its quality. Undercover marketing. Flash mobs.

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5 Best Tracking Apps For iPhone

YoungUpstarts

Such apps deliver unmatched stealth during surveillance activities. It will even let you track their name, email address, residential information, and other saved details. These include a name, age of the target and choose the phone OS ‘iOS(iCloud)’. They only require to track the target through the iCloud backup.

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Fellow VCs: Here’s Where to Invest $1B+

Genuine VC

Notable names like BirchBox, Blue Apron, Cloudflare, and Rent the Runway were launched by these MBA grads. On the number of founders and companies: Some people are likely in stealth mode, and haven’t self-identified themselves currently as founders, which is merely a known bias in the study. in capital. Quite the contrary.

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