"Stealth mode" is the period when startups build a product or company in secret, ostensibly in order to gain a competitive advantage before they launch. Developers code in an undisclosed location, and every business development conversation is preceded by a nondisclosure agreement. During stealth mode, startup founders tend to speak in vague terms about their product as if their approach is generating traction through curiosity. Most likely it isn’t.
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