VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Several Israeli startups understood there is a potential market in monitoring AI performance and are tackling this market. The company was backed by Grove Ventures in an undisclosed round (still in stealth, so not much information available yet). Deepchecks, still in stealth ( source ).

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trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

Trada Blog: Paid Search Marketing, Online Advertising and Small Biz Trada's blog for small businesses making paid search, online advertising and social media easier to understand. One of my favorite startup debates is about stealth mode. We’ve been in stealth mode at Trada for almost 18 months now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. Tune your website.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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. Investors are looking for proven entrepreneurs to enter this emerging market and they will get well funded too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. Marty Zwilling.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Stealth Mode Startup. Let me add another reason to that list: it isnt always that hard to figure out what a stealth-mode startup is really doing. Im at a tradeshow in Dallas this week, and we were visited by some very bright people from a stealth-mode startup. buy it on Amazon. (in)Frequently in)Frequently Asked Questions.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Below, she shares lessons learned from the earliest days of marketing the company and how this has translated to her second startup role as VP of Marketing at Toast. How did you address that?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Stay in stealth mode until the last minute. Here’s some of my super-secret winning strategies from fifteen years of building startups. The last thing any startup needs is people finding out about it. You can get attention later — that’s not difficult.

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Gust

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. Tune your website.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

We recently invested in Osano , which is led by the very talented Arlo Gilbert and is currently in stealth mode. By contrast, MOON is going to launch soon and is not in stealth mode at all. We went with the stealth mode approach prior to our launch, as I’ll reflect on at the bottom of this lesson. I could waste no time.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Yes, information about markets and trends affecting them is near ubiquitous given our media landscape. If a large and venture-scale objective market opportunity truly does exists, it would be unusual for it to go entirely missed by everyone with experience in the space. independently come to launch very similar products/services.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And we wanted a head of global marketing. I wanted them to have a market lead before others could try and build what Ethan was working on. Ethan recruited a great team of people to help build this proposition including Lisa Robinson running marketing and Rahul Thathoo as CTO who have been working tirelessly for the past year.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 7, 2010

We’ve been having a running joke within Foundry Group for several years about “stealth mode.” My partner Seth alludes to it in his blog post a few years back titled To stealth or not to stealth. Niel wrote a brilliant post on this titled The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth. You should also.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 17, 2022

We’re very excited to announce our investment in Inflection.io , as the company comes out of stealth with a $5M seed round. Inflection is the only marketing automation solution purpose built for B2B product-led companies. In years past, the B2B customer experience and buying process were owned by sales.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We are purpose-built to not only invest pre-product but also to help accelerate your path to product-market fit with our decades of entrepreneurial and investing experience along with our active CXO advisory board. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth.

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K9 Ventures

JANUARY 26, 2016

“ US Navy Sea Shadow stealth craft ” by US Navy employee – [link]. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Stealth is overrated. Today, I have seen it enough times from companies in my portfolio and others that are not in my portfolio that have utilized the “We’re in stealth mode” line.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model. Persistence and patience with timing mismatches. Balance of technical and business knowledge.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. How To Choose A Market For Your Startup Or Small Business – [link]. Brilliant analysis. Ghost Town?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends. Fortnite alone made $1.8 billion in revenue last year.

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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?" Building a reputation and community in your target market. Leveraging Product Feedback Earlier.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Demonstrate a minimum viable product (MVP).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

You may be a product expert, but have little experience with running a business, or marketing, or sales. Many entrepreneurs are reluctant to expose their idea to others early, often called stealth mode, for fear of it being stolen. Communicate and market your solution to the max. Marketing should begin even at the idea stage.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More interesting ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Who’s Next? – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Technical due diligence typically starts with a full one or two day review with the engineering and product marketing staff. Market need and size validation. Investors will validate pre-existing investments and stock ownership to create an accurate market capitalization sheet for your company. Business and financial status.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Guerrilla marketing , a marketing strategy that’s different to your traditional methods. The essential quality of a guerrilla marketing campaign is to apply creative thinking – maximising unique and surreal means of seeing the world. This marketing strategy has been most often used by small companies who have a limited budget.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

But for startups with limited resources and experience, I always recommend a soft launch or toe-in-the-water approach in a local market -- and scale up later. Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

New businesses are usually strapped for cash, which means that they don’t have enough money for costly marketing strategies. Quite the opposite, guerrilla marketing tactics offer the factor of surprise, which is exactly what it takes to generate buzz, draw the attention of a target audience, and improve visibility. Flash mobs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

A business needs technical, marketing, financial and many other skills. Startups in stealth mode can’t get feedback from real customers and can’t be perceived as experts in their industry. Assemble a team with the requisite expertise and experience. Create and highlight your intellectual property portfolio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Ship a minimum viable product quickly, test the market and iterate. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews.

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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. It’s amazing how much you can learn from people who have been there, and love to talk about their successes as well as their failures.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

As Ada Support launches its automated chat platform from stealth and announces an impressive $2.5 With great new traction and product market fit, the Ada team came out to SF to raise their Seed round in October 2016. million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Technical due diligence typically starts with a full one or two day review with the engineering and product marketing staff. Market need and size validation. Investors will validate pre-existing investments and stock ownership to create an accurate market capitalization sheet for your company. Business and financial status.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Optimize your web history and presence.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2020

How to Define Your Path Towards Wellness written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Dr. Nancy Trimboli. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Dr. Nancy Trimboli, a health expert, and chiropractor with over 25 years of experience. To buy Stealth Health.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As the marketing industry developed, researchers dove deeper into buying behavior and buyers’ minds. His “Torches of Freedom” campaign in the 1920s promoted smoking among women as a symbol of liberation, opening a new market to cigarette companies. How far can subliminal marketing go? That’s a major limitation.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

EnPowered Payments links business customers (such as large electricity users like manufacturing facilities, hospitals, hotels, and greenhouses) to a market of lenders. EnPowered closed their initial seed round in February 2020 and have been developing their platform in stealth mode over the past year.

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