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Finding Stealth Founders

Spot people who recently left big tech or a hot startup and are quietly building in stealth, before they ever announce. Combine departure signals, social hints, and web research.

Founders who just left a big company and went quiet are some of the highest-intent people to reach, for recruiting, investing, or selling. This workflow catches them early.

The workflow, step by step

  1. 1
    Find recent departures from target companiesUse People Search on all_employers with title filtering to find people who recently left a specific company, excluding investors and community members.
  2. 2
    Spot the stealth signalsCross-check for 'building something new' or 'stealth', or no current employer plus fresh activity, via Social keyword search.
  3. 3
    Enrich for outreachPull personal contact info for the strongest matches.
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