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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. - We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Security will shift from defensive to predictive AI-powered security (Norwest Venture Partners). Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

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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10 Secrets of Successful Crowdfunding - From Scott Steinberg

ReadWriteStart

RWW: How do you know whether crowdfunding is a better approach for your startup than seeking traditional forms of financing? SS: You have to be strategic because there’s no stealth mode. Ultimately, you’re trying to reach either as broad an audience as possible, or a very loyal and passionate [niche] audience of fans.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise. If your strength is technology, find a co-founder who has a comparable strength in business, finance or marketing. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Another benefit of talking freely, is that you may also find potential partners or future employees–other key components beyond investment money. link] Stan James.

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Bitesize Monday: Indian Summer in Israeli VC funding (Takadu, Celeno, Superfish, Headway, Real Match)

VC Cafe

The company’s previous backers, including Cisco, Greylock Partners, Miven Venture Partners, and Pitango Venture Capital, also participated in the round [ Techcrunch ]. Superfish’s first prototype, Window Shopper , launched in April, after several years of being in stealth. venturebeat ]. Take more risks — sooner…&#.