Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Angel investors are still the lifeblood of early-stage startups, despite the surge of activity in crowdfunding and an increasing early interest from venture capitalists. Startups in stealth mode can’t get feedback from real customers and can’t be perceived as experts in their industry.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

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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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. I contend that we are approaching the early part of the mania phase.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Sprung in stealth mode! I could not have picked a better bunch of people to share my early Thursday mornings with. The Traction Slide Due to winning the alphabet lotto with my first name I began the pitches, so I got to relax and enjoy the watching others after me. After 11 days in Texas, I no longer think squirrels are cute!

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

As equity in the company tends to be the currency of early stage startups, the startup should have a good foundation for assigning value in terms of equity. If the incubator doesn’t take its class “stealth,&# take a look at what the incubator does to market itself and its incubated startups.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

We’re filling it with our own team , plus a couple of startups in our portfolio ( Parsely , Phone.com , some in stealth mode). At the front of the office, we’re creating an office map showing the names of our portfolio companies, and the photos of the employees that work at each. And even the wall is optional. Technology.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

“Stealth Mode&# = FAIL. Again, if you’re a no-name nobody like me, you’ve gotta build a name for yourself from scratch. And remember, big names won’t care that you’re a no name when you’ve actually done something cool that people want. Your idea, as it exists today, sucks ass.

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