Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. Startups in stealth mode can’t get feedback from real customers and can’t be perceived as experts in their industry. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Social media and other channels provide the vehicles, but everyone has to be open for the process to work. Investors avoid startups that are in stealth mode, long development cycles, and an inflexible business model. Willingness to observe, listen, and learn. Use active listening to learn the most.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Build your audience and the product at the same time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. But operating in stealth mode, or waiting for that perfect investor to find you, or feeling entitled, is even less effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. But operating in stealth mode, or waiting for that perfect investor to find you, or feeling entitled, is even less effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

For example, I’m not sure the world needs one more social media niche site, or another dating site, or yet another flavored drink alternative. Many entrepreneurs are reluctant to expose their idea to others early, often called stealth mode, for fear of it being stolen. Two heads are better than one.

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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. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Even before you build a product, you should be interacting with potential customers in person, and through social media. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly. Accumulate customer advocates, testimonials and “letters of intent.”

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. While I’m sure TechCrunch and other publications are at or near record traffic levels, the influence is more diffuse these days due to wide number of tech blogs and reach of personal/social media.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Lenny recently sent me this direct message on Twitter: hey ryan, I got hired on as a short-term consultant for a stealth startup… so random. Entrepreneur Insider Social Media Analysis and Opinion' Despite Lenny’s relatively small following and infrequent blogging routine, he has built himself a strong, long-lasting resume.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. And what do you think about the controversy about stealth vs. not for startups? You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online. What were those and how is that changing now given how things are changing in social media?

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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. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept.

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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. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time.

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thenextweb.com

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Social Media. Energy Goes Social On Facebook. Grammy CMO spells out social media savvy. Social Media. 3 Don’t go too stealth. Unless you have tons of funding (see Kohort ), be careful about going too “stealth.” Sources: The Social Network Screenshot. Conference.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. This could be video testimonials from noted industry personalities, or other brands, creators or influencers you can get a shout-out from on social media. Time and time again, I’ve seen campaigns launch to great fanfare and then fall off a cliff 48 hours later.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

We started with a general webinar about how to turn your website into a marketing machine, then we went on to SEO, then blogging, then social media. We hit a challenge once we got to social media, because it was becoming much more crowded in our space with more businesses educating and creating more content.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

One example is so-called “ stealth neuromarketing ,” which tries to manipulate consumer behavior without their being aware of its influence, threatening consumer autonomy. They will be quickly exposed and, with consumer voices amplified by social media, cause far more damage to the business than any short-term benefit.”

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Michael Wolf’s deck on the Future of Tech and Media shows that messaging will soon blow past social media as the dominant media activity and will add 1 billion new users by 2018. For this reason, you probably don’t have to years of stealth mode to build a solution catering to enterprise users.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2017

by Gail Martin, author of “ The Essential Social Media Marketing Handbook: A New Roadmap for Maximizing Your Brand, Influence, and Credibility “ Whether your company is purely local or has a global footprint, you need to be active and visible on social media. and Canada on strategic social media.

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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]. Entrepreneur Chris Dixon posts on why its really not that dangerous to share your super-stealth idea with other people: There are [.]. link] Stealth mode is back.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It is captivating for the people around at the time – and people will create the video for you – and then spread this around social media. The best thing about social media is that you can drop hints that are picked up by millions. Stealth marketing can cross the line in black hat strategies. Treasure hunts.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

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. Social media. It would be unfair to skip social media platforms as the most obvious and easily utilized channels for guerrilla marketing tactics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Seek direct customer feedback, via social media and personal interactions, rather than old market research. In the past, companies avoided sharing knowledge or technology, preferring stealth mode and relying on internal expertise to stay safe. Get in sync with customers by frequent customer interaction.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21- It’s official, Discord is our favorite disruptor going into 2022. It has evolved from one of the. 21- AMP Robotics.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Such apps deliver unmatched stealth during surveillance activities. Track social media apps. Spyic grants you to track most of the social media apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, and Snapchat. So, the app gives you the freedom to track your target iPhone’s installed social media apps. 2: Cocospy.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Graphcore (in stealth, see this video at 28:58) calls them Intelligent Processor Units. One essential aspect of search relevance is surely ‘trustworthiness’ so that content and claims made in social media and news sites can be verified or scored for authenticity. But these processors were designed for graphics. Cyber Security.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 6, 2011

Lisa Marino of RockYou , a leading developer of social games and advertising solutions for social media, is focused on building a great team with more gaming DNA to improve the quality of the games it publishes: Make RockYou the place talent wants to be. Improve the product. Internalize culture and values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

A startup has no brand, so new products, no matter how great, need real marketing, social-media advocates and education efforts to attract customers. Keep innovations in stealth mode until ready to ship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. But operating in stealth mode, or waiting for that perfect investor to find you, or feeling entitled, is even less effective.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. Gyroscope is in double-dog secret stealth mode right now so I’ll focus more on the entrepreneur. ShopNation : ShopNation, currently in stealth mode, is a next generation shopping platform launching in 2010.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

OutboundEngine, the platform enabling independent professionals to nurture their customer relationships through automated, customized email and social media services, emerged from stealth mode today and announced it had closed a $1.6 million Series A investment round from top tier investors.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 18, 2011

With so much buzz about social media marketing these days I can’t help but wonder how many people think manufacturing fake word of mouth is a good marketing technique. And meanwhile, this kind of fake word-of-mouth or stealth marketing in social media sites threatens the value of the sites.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 3, 2019

They infiltrate the mind by stealth. Social Back Channels Emerge: Robin Dunbar proved many years ago we physically can’t manage close relationships with more than around 50 people, and wider relationships with more than around 150 people. This is why social media doesn’t really work for us.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Yes it sounds kinda crazy and risky, but maybe fully public diaries can give back some control to the user by being removing the middle man social media marketer. Most users of social media are currently being sold by stealth, and sold with a large amount of guess work. Would you sign up to it?

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Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Social Media – tools of connection with the general population. The nature of data is that it doesn’t need a passport to enter a country and can colonise a market by stealth – a little like a virus would. Transport and logistics organisation platforms. Large data centres.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Work as an industry thought-leader, representing and evangelising the company at conferences, on-line, off-line and with social media, and through working with and steering relevant industry bodies. Ensure staff, partners, customers, and board understand the business technological vision.

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