Community Stealth Valuation 
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. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 24, 2021
(Disclaimer: we have three portfolio companies in the consumer mobile space, still in stealth). It’s enough to see the rapid adoption of new social platforms from Signal in messaging to Clubhouse’s $1 billion valuation in less than a year. credit App Annie. social media.
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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. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.
VC Cafe
APRIL 28, 2021
Creators that are able to grow a community while keeping engagement levels high have a greater opportunity to make a living from their craft more than ever before in history. We’ve made several investments in the space (some are still in stealth). CREATORS SHOULD MAKE MONEY FOR THEIR WORK also DONT CHARGE ME FOR YOUR PODCAST ?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
At what valuation? It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. How much is soft-circled (committed)? Convertible or equity? Cap or warrants? This also happens with VCs. Information flows.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 13, 2016
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. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.
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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