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Can anyone think of an exception to the stealth mode rule? A company that was actually a big success, but spent the first few months intentionally under wraps?
by dabent 14y ago
Can anyone think of an exception to the stealth mode rule? A company that was actually a big success, but spent the first few months intentionally under wraps? I think in general stealth mode isn't a good strategy, but there must be exceptions to the rule -- I just can't think of any right now.
- adunk 14y agoNot sure if this is true (and not sure if this counts as a big success), but from I've read [1], it appears that Android Inc was in stealth mode when it was acquired by Google in 2005. Would be great to hear more about the early history of Android Inc., if someone here has more insights. [1] "Little was known about this company even within its own industry: in fact, all that was available in terms of description was it was 'it developed software for mobile phones.'", from http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/a-complete-history-of-android-470327 http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobil...
- eli 14y agoI'm sure there are successes, but it's hard to know whether a given company started out in stealth mode since the whole point is that you wouldn't have heard of them until they were no longer in stealth mode.