It’s been a while since I’ve posted under the “stealth” category. If you’re unaware, these stealth posts are for businesses made up of just one or two people that try to give the illusion of a thriving office environment, instead of just a living room/office. Most…
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Back when my startups were under the radar, I wanted to display a mailing address on my contact pages, but not my home address, of course. My assumption is that a mailing address gives customers the impression that you have an office somewhere, even though you’re actually working from a…
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I mentioned yesterday about a service that will record a professional voicemail greeting and phone directory for you. Today I’ll go over a service that offers professional voice recordings exclusively. Voice123 (homepage plays audio automatically) was first mentioned to me by Josh Guttman…
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I used to run a forum on zKorean, and in early 2005 I “came out” and let everyone know it was just me running the site. Over time I wanted to jump back in to stealth mode to avoid backlash from jerky decisions and accepting criticism. So I did. And I made it look like my site had been…
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Back when I ran my startups under the veil of secrecy, I had to manage my secret identity, and did it pretty well. This post continues in that regard for those who want to keep their privacy while running startups. For those who have been reading about me a bit, you know that it’s just me…
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I’m not going to tell how you should run your business, or how much privacy you should give up. I’ve run both closed and open door businesses, and they both have advantages for your business. But since I have quite a bit of experience in keeping my identity hidden when running…
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