Comments on: Stealth Start-up’s in an Open Source World http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/ We are a venture investor Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:27:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark Gilbert http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Mark Gilbert Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:13:40 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-329 The is good reason for Non-Disclosure Agreements concerning ideas. I have had experience of idea poaching on a few occasions in my many years as a consultant. It is an empirical fact that here are ideas that people have that are original/unique and are of of enough value in themselves that they require protection. Please base your ideas on the observable rather than your theory of how things are. The is good reason for Non-Disclosure Agreements concerning ideas. I have had experience of idea poaching on a few occasions in my many years as a consultant. It is an empirical fact that here are ideas that people have that are original/unique and are of of enough value in themselves that they require protection.

Please base your ideas on the observable rather than your theory of how things are.

]]> By: John http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-325 John Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:48:55 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-325 That sounds like a good reason Hugh - but I would regard that as a "closed beta". By "stealth", I am referring to the fact that you aren't prepared to say what your working on - that's a bit different to not showing what your working on. That sounds like a good reason Hugh – but I would regard that as a “closed beta”. By “stealth”, I am referring to the fact that you aren’t prepared to say what your working on – that’s a bit different to not showing what your working on.

]]> By: hugh http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-326 hugh Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:02:05 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-326 a good reason: you want to have your project working well before you release it to the public. that's fair, isn't it? eyeballs have little tolerance for clunky things these days, and the blogosphere is a harsh place for bad services. so stealth mode gives you time to get your project working with a friendly bunch first, before launching publicly. and it's fair, isn't it, to not tell everyone what you are doing before you do it? a good reason: you want to have your project working well before you release it to the public. that’s fair, isn’t it? eyeballs have little tolerance for clunky things these days, and the blogosphere is a harsh place for bad services.

so stealth mode gives you time to get your project working with a friendly bunch first, before launching publicly.

and it’s fair, isn’t it, to not tell everyone what you are doing before you do it?

]]> By: Marc Chriqui http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Marc Chriqui Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:37:43 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-324 Great post. Ask Loic Le Meur what <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/459447d6-a28c-11dc-81c4-0000779fd2ac.html" rel="nofollow">he thinks</a> about stealth mode. Great post. Ask Loic Le Meur what he thinks about stealth mode.

]]> By: Daniel Haran http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Daniel Haran Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:20:15 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-328 One argument I heard: If the idea is not incredibly original, and execution is likely to take a lot of time without being technically complex, and if time to market and building network effects is essential, then stealth is the right choice. Most of the time, those startups are kidding themselves :) One argument I heard: If the idea is not incredibly original, and execution is likely to take a lot of time without being technically complex, and if time to market and building network effects is essential, then stealth is the right choice.

Most of the time, those startups are kidding themselves :)

]]> By: Dan Simard http://montrealstartup.com/blog/2007/12/14/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Dan Simard Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:13:56 +0000 http://montrealstartup.org/WordPress/uncategorized/stealth-start-ups-in-an-open-source-world/#comment-327 Ouch! I talk to a lot of people who have "ideas" and they seem to think that this is "a good start". I'm sorry but the best idea in the world have zero value if you do nothing with it (and that's what happens with many ideas). For the "stealth mode", we at <a href="http://www.timmyontime.com" rel="nofollow">TimmyOnTime</a> once didn't talk a lot about our idea because we were afraid someone could stole it to us. We have a complete different way of doing things now because we discuss a lot with people about where should we go and what is coming. We have feedbacks that we could never have if we were in a "stealth mode". Hey... no one will steal your idea when 99% of people never work on theirs! Ouch! I talk to a lot of people who have “ideas” and they seem to think that this is “a good start”. I’m sorry but the best idea in the world have zero value if you do nothing with it (and that’s what happens with many ideas).

For the “stealth mode”, we at TimmyOnTime once didn’t talk a lot about our idea because we were afraid someone could stole it to us. We have a complete different way of doing things now because we discuss a lot with people about where should we go and what is coming. We have feedbacks that we could never have if we were in a “stealth mode”.

Hey… no one will steal your idea when 99% of people never work on theirs!

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