BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. congrats to Fortress IQ on its $12mm Series A led by Lightspeed and a stealth co on their $13.5mm Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. First check to Series B?—?congrats First check to Series A?—?congrats

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. First check to Series Acongrats to Fortress IQ on its $12mm Series A led by Lightspeed and a stealth co on their $13.5mm Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Smallstep , Clay , Dark , and Windmill emerged out of stealth. Rebel exit to Salesforce.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents! #13- When you’re working as an employee at someone else’s company, they decide your duties and your goals. I risk what I have created to create something better for my clients and employees. When it comes down to it, being passionate about your work and doing what you love is truly rewarding.

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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?" Saying you are a "stealth" company with no details certainly doesn't leave much to go on.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 3, 2009

The same has been true of an unfortunate number of startups, they manage to generate a lot of hype, raise a lot of money, and sometimes make some of their investors, employees, or founders rich. bigs : @ericries says Stealth dev is a (undesirable, failure-presaging) customer-free zone. Danger, Will Robinson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Not so long ago, business leaders operated behind the scenes, and even long-time employees rarely heard from them or saw them in the news. Some entrepreneurs I know attempt to retain control, or save money, by eschewing advisors and using stealth mode.

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Eric Friedman

JUNE 26, 2017

Merlin Guides : Magically Simple Employee Training. A stealth neural training company. (PS — if Competitive to one of our stealth studio companies. Interseller : Make contact with new prospects. NextGig : Actionable information about companies in your professional network. Sleeperbot : Messaging for sports fans.

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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! Great milestone Dvir Hoffman and team CommBox on your $15M series B to build the future of customer experience powered by AI!

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

What makes AI agents unique is that they can take actions to achieve specific goals, whether that’s guiding a shopper to the perfect pair of shoes, helping an employee looking for the right health benefits, or supporting nursing staff with smoother patient hand-offs during shifts changes.

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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. Startups are next.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 29, 2022

The fact that it’s so easy for employees to create cloud resources and move them around is creating “infrastructure chaos” and driving an acute visibility issue Most companies we spoke to already had a CSPM solution in place.

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adamac.blogspot.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Adam MacBeth Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10 Startup Red Flags Ive worked on a number of startups: from seed-stage through IPO, as a founder, employee, advisor, and consultant, as well as evaluating a bunch from the outside, so Ive seen my share of screw-ups. Adamac Attack! Either way, its a sign that something is amiss. leadership) problem.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Especially in the Bay Area, but in all major tech hubs, it’s extremely challenging to recruit new employees onto the team. You can of course share privately that you’ve raised a round, but it’s a different story than a prospective employee (and their friends & family who she is going to brag to) can easily find it with a web search.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Our long-term goal is to ensure that the best people can consistently find their calling within the HOF family, including identifying logical next career progression opportunities across different HOF companies when a rising employee does not have a logical next move within her current employer.

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SiliconHills

MAY 21, 2019

Hypergiant launched out of stealth mode in February of 2018 and has been growing steadily with 140 employees in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Seattle. Its […]. The post Hypergiant Aims to Dominate the AI Industry on Earth and in Space appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

Thanks to Teo Vanyo, Stealth Agents ! #21- They work so fast to keep up with current trends and their success is unprecedented in helping employees work with ease. It has evolved from one of the. world's most disruptive tech titans to a stable, market-leading firm introducing modest advances to its current products. 21- AMP Robotics.

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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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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 3, 2009

Helen is starting another robotics company (currently in stealth mode) and serves as chair of the national Robotic Technology Consortium. He recently founded another company, Entra (currently in stealth mode), with fellow MIT Professor Michael Cima. 5) Yet Ming Chiang. Yet isn't resting on his innovation laurels. 6) Eric Lander.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2017

In the past, companies avoided sharing knowledge or technology, preferring stealth mode and relying on internal expertise to stay safe. These open the floodgates of employee creativity. The best growth companies enable employees to choose their own job, and grant them the leeway to get the work done.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2020

While in the heyday of her practice, Dr. Nancy created a multi-location, multi-doctor business with over 40 employees and she personally worked with up to 150 individual patients per day. What you’ll learn if you give a listen: Where stealth ties into health. To buy Stealth Health. Where stealth ties into health. *.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

You see, that VP was what I consider to be a "stealth manager." And the result -- the employees were not inspired. Are you a stealth manager? Are there others at your organization who are stealth managers? Are there others at your organization who are stealth managers? Stealth management doesn't work.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. A fund can bring a group of startups that aren’t even part of its portfolio to speak to employees in the relevant business units. Mari has been a serial intrapreneur for a large part of her career.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I just made an investment in a stealth company that solves this problem for Android. This can be great for corporate as now their employees can buy their own Android smartphones, use it personally, but also live within the confines of IT policy by simply clicking on the App and entering work mode, for example.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I just made an investment in a stealth company that solves this problem for Android. This can be great for corporate as now their employees can buy their own Android smartphones, use it personally, but also live within the confines of IT policy by simply clicking on the App and entering work mode, for example.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

by Brent Freeman , co-founder and president of Stealth Venture Labs. So we continued to hire more full-time salaried employees to help ease the pain. When you’re working in your business, you treat day-to-day symptoms such as disgruntled employees, unhappy customers, and other matters.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While a lot of startups choose to remain in stealth, I’m excited about the new crop of generative AI startups in Israel that are either creating B2C products, or helping other B2C startups scale with the power of AI. It’s also important to mention that the talent in this space has massively increased in the past 10 years.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2017

Now that people are used to being able to do some ‘stealth’ intelligence gathering by going online, it seems intrusive and bothersome to make a phone call or request information by mail. Snap pictures of you and your employees out and about in local places or nearby parks or attractions.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

Depending on how stealthy you plan to be (and there are pros and cons for being in stealth mode ), it’s good to have a public record of the company by generating some press. They instill a feeling pride in your business as a founder or employee, which should never be discounted.

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BeyondVC

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I just made an investment in a stealth company that solves this problem for Android. This can be great for corporate as now their employees can buy their own Android smartphones, use it personally, but also live within the confines of IT policy by simply clicking on the App and entering work mode, for example.

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Instead of selling at the C-level, companies are better off getting one user in a department to use a product and then building in viral hooks and loops to help bring other employees on board. This is yet another example of the consumerization of tech.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I had to remind myself that building a business was an experience that would allow me to relate to leaders in a way that other employees couldn’t, which ultimately put me ahead. Many entrepreneurs are fearful of someone stealing their idea, so they go stealth and keep it a secret. Ask for feedback, then ask for some more.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 2, 2015

At the time, they chose not to announce the funding, following a more general trend of going stealth. They have scaled quickly to more than 50 employees. That’s why I’m happy to announce an investment we did two years ago when we participated in the seed round of VarageSale.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Indeed Plans to Hire 1000 Employees in Austin Condé Nast Plans to Go Big in Austin OJO Labs Lands $5.8 Million in Venture Capital Stealth Startup Magic […] The post 25 of the Biggest Tech Stories in Austin in 2016 appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Socialware is emerging from stealth mode, and being increasingly public about its products and services. Now, for the first time, enterprises are able to integrate and leverage the public social networks where employees, customers and partners congregate. managing partner at Maples Investments.

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View from Seed

JUNE 11, 2015

Startups and their founders who claim to be in “stealth mode” prior to launch are such a commonplace part of the startup ecosystem that it might seem odd to question its merits. But it’s important to address this head on and ask: What are the benefits of stealth mode for startups, really? . Create an Air of Mystique.

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Early Growth Financial Services

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Shared Gym Memberships I’m a huge believer that splurging on gym memberships saves on employee productivity big time. Stop spending your money on information and instead, save it, or spend it on talent that will help catapult your business forward.—Erin Erin Blaskie, BSETC 2.

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Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Looking for a new job is generally a stealth project. Imagine instead that employees could register their intention to leave a company. Maybe they’d get assistance with improving their CV, maybe get their current employer to be a referee (if the employee deserves it). So how might this work?

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