Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. In this age of total access via the Internet, you can’t hide relationships, or the lack of them. The old fable of “you are known by the company you keep” has never been more true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Many entrepreneurs are reluctant to expose their idea to others early, often called stealth mode, for fear of it being stolen. Even in this era of a pervasive Internet, your customers won’t find even the best new solutions by default. Successful people look for complementary co-founders, and hire a multi-faceted team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs who are determined to operate in stealth mode, for fear of giving away their secrets, will find they lose more than they could gain by sharing. Use networking, the Internet, and personal contacts to really understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind related success stories.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 28, 2011

They explained they were building it "stealth". Interestingly, very active angel and COO at Square , Keith Rabois weighted in on Quora in response to the question: "What are some concrete reasons for *actively* stealthing a startup?" His answer: With respect to the consumer Internet world, there are almost no valid reasons.

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. For starters we take a very, very long term view of internet innovation (more on this below).

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. For starters we take a very, very long term view of internet innovation (more on this below).

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Jason Freedman, who calls himself “humbled MBA,&# ( which is right-there brilliant, before I go on ) writes Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. First mover advantage was a flawed theory that helped pre-product internet companies raise billions of dollars in the 90s. Tweet I love it! Good stuff.

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genuinevc.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Internet VC at NextView Boston / Cambridge, MA david at nextviewventures dot com @davidbeisel?. Stealth Mode. I’ve recently been introduced to a number of startups that are operating in “stealth mode,” and have been thinking about what to make of this fact. David Beisel's Perspective on Digital Change. Previous Entries.

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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]. The only thing I wouldn’t do is to post it on the internet. link] The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth | Trada Blog. [.] link] Marco.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

What Hasn’t Changed: The Internet Keeps Getting Bigger. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. US not the fastest in internet speeds but we’re way ahead of Congo, Central African Republic and turtles – [link]. How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link].

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. As in stop being in stealth mode. I started my first internet company while getting my MBA. Let me a share a few reasons why you dont need to be in stealth mode: 1.) Perhaps the biggest reason not to be in stealth is that youre robbing yourself of great feedback.

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View from Seed

JUNE 11, 2015

Startups and their founders who claim to be in “stealth mode” prior to launch are such a commonplace part of the startup ecosystem that it might seem odd to question its merits. But it’s important to address this head on and ask: What are the benefits of stealth mode for startups, really? .

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21- They've made internet shopping a breeze by constantly researching and improving warehousing facilities to ensure that things can be ordered and dispatched quickly. It has evolved from one of the. 21- AMP Robotics. Photo Credit: Devon Fata. AMP Robotics gets my vote for a favorite disruptor.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

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. In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Ada Support (an AI-driven customer support agent) came out of stealth and announced their seed round led by Bessemer. Blockstack is now a public benefit corporation grounded in their continued mission to enable a decentralized Internet. Booster Fuels raised a $20M Series B. Select activities from around the portfolio.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

bigs : @ericries says Stealth dev is a (undesirable, failure-presaging) customer-free zone. LeanStartup Of course, a big enabler of those kinds of mistakes is stealth-mode. Another recent meme that I hope more and more startups will take to heart: "stealth is a customer-free zone." Take a look and let me know what you think.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

by Brent Freeman , co-founder and president of Stealth Venture Labs. Brent is also an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Crosscut Ventures , a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, where he advises on customer acquisition, digital marketing, and consumer internet investments.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2014

With a sophisticated set of security cameras, you can even observe your business from a mobile phone or any computer with an internet connection. Even with a bog-standard alarm installed, you can be alerted to anyone trying to stealth their way onto your site. Stay alarmed to the teeth.

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View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

Increasingly, we find that consumers are taking their health outcomes into their own hands, armed with the multitude of information on the internet and an increasing awareness that 95% of what influences healthy living happens outside of the doctor’s office. The second area is direct-to-consumer health products and services.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

They had previously all worked together at a very successful company in the “telecoms meets Internet&# space, CallWave, which IPO’d 5 years ago or so. Internet consumption is obviously growing massively on mobile devices. It’s still in stealth but plans to make announcements soon.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 27, 2012

At the core of the Internet is the ability to connect together content. It was really this hyperlinking between pages that in many ways defined the difference between the early Internet and the bulletin boards and Usenet that preceded it.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2017

There’s a curious perspective there, assuming that only people in far-away places use the internet. Now that people are used to being able to do some ‘stealth’ intelligence gathering by going online, it seems intrusive and bothersome to make a phone call or request information by mail.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Many entrepreneurs are fearful of someone stealing their idea, so they go stealth and keep it a secret. Rob Villeneuve is the CEO of Rebel.com , an expert in creating simple, useful tools to empower participation in the world’s bravest communication space: the Internet. Ask for feedback, then ask for some more.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Now were not exactly in stealth-mode - weve pitched at Techcrunch - but Id rather not go dancing in my competitors faces. One concern I might have with doing this is that you are competing for ad space with your competitors. By putting yourself directly in their space you are alerting them to your emergence as a threat.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 27, 2012

At the core of the Internet is the ability to connect together content. It was really this hyperlinking between pages that in many ways defined the difference between the early Internet and the bulletin boards and Usenet that preceded it.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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The Next Web

JULY 24, 2013

Ticckle itself has been operating in stealth mode for more than nine months already, but in June had its proper launch for the iOS app, with iOS being the target of choice not least because of Stephen Fry’s known love of Apple, and therefore the amount of traffic he drives every time he posts a Ticckle. It all sounds very light-hearted.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 26, 2011

RenRen and YouKu—The Chinese Internet companies that Mr. Blank referenced are down more than 50% and 25% respectively. He unspools a captivating theory with four psychological phases: stealth, awareness, mania, and blow off. Blank highlights in his argument: LinkedIn—Mr. Pandora—Is down 17% since its IPO.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

The Internet and computer networks use network time servers and the NTP protocol to receive the atomic clock time from either the GPS system or a radio transmission. It can use fewer emissions to get the same detection result, for better detection accuracy at the same power levels – even detecting stealth aircraft.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. 2014 big data Cleantech Internet of Things Nest'

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 28, 2010

From Rajan: “During one of their meetings, Plank told him to concentrate on what the company does best; as a result, CrookedMonkey focused on its strength in the wholesale business, as opposed to selling directly to consumers over the Internet. Weinblatt says the advice helped the company succeed despite a recession.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2018

Bruce Sterling’s closing keynote/rant where he talked about the internet in 2007 as “folk” technology. It’s one that I can’t talk about, they are in stealth for at least another three years but it involves the most insane team of talent I’ve ever heard of. Has anyone on your team been to SXSW before? I attended in 2007.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. It doesn't matter whether it's code, developing marketing docs, generating inbound leads for an internet property, repairing car engines, or performing brain surgery, most people have zero inclination to deal with the stress, hassle, and possibility of failure that starting a business entails.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

We used these tools to keep pace with the Soviet threats and eventually used silicon, semiconductors and stealth to create an offset strategy to leapfrog their military. We and our contractors had the best technology domain experts. We could design and manufacture the best systems. That approach doesn’t work anymore.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I despised every minute of it, which is why I decided to establish an internet business. Instead of watching TV or trolling the internet I thought I'd try my hands at coding. I was so amazed at how the internet works. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #18- As with any other firm, this one is destined for success.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. Cognata (2017) – still in stealth, Cognata is developing Artificial Intelligence simulation engines for automated vehicles.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

‘First human connects to internet via neural lace’ – 2037. Connecting a human to the internet, with information transactions occurring by thought has already been done. Even the internet and a smart phone were literal science fiction when I grew up, and yet here we are.

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