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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. In today’s world, if your startup is not visible on the Internet, you haven’t started yet. Startups in stealth mode can’t get feedback from real customers and can’t be perceived as experts in their industry. Simplicity is preferred at this stage.

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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). Consumer trends 2021 prediction bingo by Visual Capitalist. In Newzoo’s l atest report , analysts predicted that in 2021, 2.8

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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]. The only thing I wouldn’t do is to post it on the internet. and an investor, has a great blog on entrepreneurship and venture capital. link] Marco.

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

crowdSPRING Blog

What Hasn’t Changed: The Internet Keeps Getting Bigger. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Want Venture Capital Funding? US not the fastest in internet speeds but we’re way ahead of Congo, Central African Republic and turtles – [link]. Dave McClure – [link].

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

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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The Future of Health: How We Think About Investing in Healthier Living for Everyday People

View from Seed

Outside of life-sciences, we’ve noticed something interesting emerging: There is a huge dearth of seed capital for health care services and software-driven health-tech companies. The seed ecosystem for health companies is much less robust than in traditional software. The second area is direct-to-consumer health products and services.

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Don’t Jump Too Soon: How To Properly Pace Business Growth

YoungUpstarts

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.