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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

What is Stealth? What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case. Long live stealth mode! You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

What is Stealth? What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. The reality is that Stealth is defined differently in each case. Long live stealth mode! You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch.

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5 Keys to Moving From Entrepreneur Thinking To Action

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many early entrepreneurs go into stealth mode, or are unwilling to share what they know, for fear of ideas being stolen. For example, the hotel chain Ritz-Carlton , incents employees to try new ideas by allowing them to spend up to $2,000 per guest to overcome a particular problem.

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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

Startup Professionals Musings

Finally, they need to validate intellectual property protections and status. They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. Market need and size validation. Business and financial status.

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Understanding the Dreaded Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

Finally, they need to validate intellectual property protections and status. They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. Market need and size validation. Business and financial status.

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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

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Finally, they need to validate intellectual property protections and status. They try to confirm from industry analysts that your differentiators are indeed unique, and that there are no future competitors or big gorillas in stealth mode just around the corner. Market need and size validation. Business and financial status.

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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Create and highlight your intellectual property portfolio. 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.