Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

It was Steve who first brought Will Harvey to visit Immersion, which led to a strategic investment in There.com, Will’s stealth-mode but sure-fire, can’t-miss startup. They spend the year working with the doctors and the life sciences venture community to design devices and other solutions to those problems and needs.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). Products that were previously not inherently social, will embrace community, stories and sharing to increase stickiness and drive revenue. This may also trickle down to Google and Amazon. The Information and VentureBeat have more on this.

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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. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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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 million seed round, we’re looking back at our journey with founders Mike Murchison and David Hariri. The story underscores the importance of perseverance and having the right founding team. We led the Volley pre-Seed round.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

want to sidestep the argument about whether or not it's good to be " stealth " or not, and work with the assumption that if you've purchased the domain name, you're going to put up some sort of website. Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc.

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Are there benefits for a startup to work in “stealth&# mode? Creating Urgency in Your Sales Copy – [link]. To Succeed, Don’t Obsess About Reasons You Might Fail – [link]. micah says not for all – [link]. Book Review: Rework (a fresh perspective on business by @jasonfried & @dhh of @37signals ) – [link].

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I love being an entrepreneur because I have the ability to impact my community and create change. Through our various community outreach events, volunteering, and mentorship we are able to make a difference in the girls' lives that we work with. It has been a blessing serving my community and has helped make me a better person.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Type IIA is popular due to its low weight and stealth. It is not visible to others and can protect against certain types of pistols. However, melee weapons can cause significant damage to the user. It is comfortable to wear under a jacket and does not restrict the wearer’s movements at all.

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Steve Blank

MAY 30, 2016

But a decade earlier as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, he was the father of the second offset strategy using software and semiconductors to build smart weapons, smart sensors, and stealth aircraft that helped end the Cold War. Second: I also gave the commencement speech at the NYU engineering school here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. One of the best essays on recruiting a high performing team for your startup – [link]. Difficult is good (about working with “difficult&# entrepreneurs) – [link]. Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more outside investors for credibility and success, and perhaps is even entitled to at least one. 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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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

My team dedicated their time to creating a sense of community. Our membership network of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs across hundreds of local chapters nationwide feel like they belong to an entire community now. Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #20- Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2024

EXITS Big congrats to Zohar Vittenberg and team Trail Security, developer of Data Loss Prevention tech, which was acquired by Israeli unicorn Cyera for $162M BEFORE coming out of stealth! There’ s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community! Keep on creating!

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

The following is a guest post by Kirsten Cluthe and Ritika Puri from The Lean Startup Conference team Wondering what’s new in the Lean Startup community? Every year, our team conducts more than 500 customer development calls to understand what challenges the community is facing. Here are some of our favorites: 1.

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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. Conclusion. Not convinced yet?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Old and new friends have reached out to welcome us to their community and share ideas about how we could play an impactful role in this remarkable city and state. Even in 2020, a difficult year by any measure, the Austin community has surpassed all of my expectations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Based on my experience of many years in the startup community, here are some key principles that seem to generate real innovative thinking within the most successful entrepreneurs I know: Push yourself to go “outside the box” for real change. Successful people look for complementary co-founders, and hire a multi-faceted team.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. It may not matter to you what Kohort is or isn’t, nor whether stealth is good or bad. Kohort said the site was “stealth&# to play up the sense of mystery around its brand and to generate interest.

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Sequoia Confirms Existence of “Stealth” Scout Program. Crowdsourcing taps public for work, money, ideas – [link]. Early Startup Time Wasters – [link]. The CEO who invented a cure for hiccups – and, oh, yes, she’s 13 – [link]. Who’s Next? – [link]. The Maturation of the Billionaire Boy-Man – [link].

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Thumbs up Benny Porat and team Twine Security on coming out of stealth with a $12M seed round to automate security tasks starting with identity management! There’s a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. seed round to accelerate drug discovery and development with AI! Read my takeaways. Keep on creating!

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Mazel tov Or Israel and team bananaz on coming out of stealth with $5.3M There’s much to celebrate in our “small” community. Way to go Alon Mashkovich and team enSights on securing $10M series A for an AI-powered, cloud-based clean energy optimisation and management platform ! Keep on creating!

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VC Cafe

MARCH 14, 2025

Firgun is all about genuinely feeling and expressing happiness, pride, or admiration for members of our community’s accomplishments, good fortune and wins. Well done Guy Flechter and team Sola Security on coming out of stealth with $30M in seed funding to offer cybersecurity protection to small and medium businesses!

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. We co-founded MState (fka hyperfab, read Coindesk article ) with Rob Bailey to help bring enterprise company building expertise and Fortune 500 connections to the blockchain community.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. 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. , Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Launching too late (or too early) Too many startups spend months (or years in some cases) in ‘stealth mode’, hidden away from prying eyes, and end up never releasing at all as uncertainty and competition spoil the show. Equally there are others that launch a poor early version of their product in true lean startup style.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 6, 2011

Scott Albro of Focus , a knowledge sharing community for business people, has fully embraced the idea of constant iteration for 2011, taking the best practices of social media to the business media world. Glenn Rogers of CarDomain , a community of auto enthusiasts, concurs: Traffic,traffic,traffic! Plan big, increment small.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21- It was launched in 2014, and its idea was that sustainability shouldn’t only be limited to wealthy or middle to upper-class communities. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. It has evolved from one of the. 21- AMP Robotics. Photo Credit: Devon Fata.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Craig is currently the CEO and founder of stealth-ish startup BetterWorks.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. This is roughly comparable to PRNewswire’s distribution service.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2011

Go Anti-Stealth. A few months ago, returning from SxSW I wrote about my concerns about the increasing percentage of business I heard that were building "stealth." As I pointed out in the post, there are three big advantages to building your business in 'anti-stealth': Leveraging product feedback earlier in development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more outside investors for credibility and success, and perhaps is even entitled to at least one. 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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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). We’re implementing an optional office-wide weekly lunch (BYOB–Bring Your Own Bag) that allows us to build community, as well as get exposure to different foods.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2011

That’s how I get involved in the tech community and I’m still meeting and connecting. It is our vision to help build a connected Asian tech community. Forget about keeping things in stealth. Tech guy or not, you have no reason to hide in your dormitory or office. It is never a waste of time. 4 Be humble. Build and ship fast.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. We co-founded MState (fka hyperfab, read Coindesk article ) with Rob Bailey to help bring enterprise company building expertise and Fortune 500 connections to the blockchain community.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Way to go Ronit Belson and team Sawmills on coming out of stealth with a $10M seed round to transform telemetry data management with AI! We have a lot to celebrate in our “small” community. Kudos Ido Ben-Natan and team Blockaid on your $50M series B to combat rising blockchain threats! Plane is taking off.

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