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Do you mean you want to keep your personal life private, or do you mean you don't want to "be the face of the business" in terms of sales, biz dev, etc?

Anyone running a business or even on the exec team of a business needs to have sales / customer-facing skills. Within a startup / early stage business this is even more the case, as you are representing the entirety of the business.

If you are more concerned about personal / family privacy - user _448 nails it, in that a public persona is generated - or not. There are countless business owners across the country raking in millions each year while remaining completely anonymous.

If you just want to remain "anonymous" in terms of your connection on official documents related to the business, have a lawyer register the company, use their address as your official registration with the state, have them be the recipient of tax / registration correspondence, etc.




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