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

2 points by rpowers ↗ HN
I have seen the term but am not quite sure what it means about the startup.

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wtracy
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.

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