Ask HN: What does a 'stealth' startup mean?

2 pointsrpowers2 comments

I have seen the term but am not quite sure what it means about the startup.

It means that they are being secretive and don't make any information about their product (or anything else) publicly available.

Usually, stealth-mode startups haven't finished their first product yet, and are paranoid that someone else will copy their product before they are able to deliver their version to market.

It can also mean they're working closely with a small number of customers to rapidly prototype and validate early versions of a product.

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