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> Not using your @company.com email. Really? Who the fuck cares? If I reach out on twitter nobody bats an eye - but use zachaysan@gmail.com and everyone loses

> Not using your @company.com email. Really? Who the fuck cares? If I reach out on twitter nobody bats an eye - but use zachaysan@gmail.com and everyone loses their minds. I used to use my @company email for my startup that was acquired. Now I can't find any email exchanges I know I remember having. I'll use zach@venn.lc for stuffy clients, but I thought YC partners were kinda above this kind of outdated thinking.

HappyTypist 10y ago
I don't think everyone or many people cares, but some people might. It's such a simple effort ($10.69 + $5/mo for Gapps) it's silly to not do it.
tlb 10y ago
You can make your @company.com email forward to your personal gmail, you know. Like Michael, I find it convenient, when receiving a lot of email from people I don't know well, to have the domain name of their company right in their email address. For example, if I later remember something I want to tell them or someone to connect them to, having their email address autocomplete is nice.
- 3pt14159 10y ago
  Yeah I do it, but then when I search I'm missing emails I sent.
  - abrichr 10y ago
    https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en
morgante 10y ago
Using company.com makes for better metadata, in two directions. It makes it easier for them to immediately look up your company just from scanning their inbox. If they later come across your company separately, it makes it easier to find your message and to follow up on the email thread (they probably don't remember your name).
ramkarthikk 10y ago
Some people care, some don't. I personally prefer to use @mypersonaldomain.com, that way it looks professional and at the same time, it belongs to me as long as I own the domain name (not tied to a company).
- S4M 10y ago
  I can see the value of using your mail from your company but I'm really afraid it would get treated as spam by the filters, and for that reason I tend to use gmail for contacting someone for startup related reasons.
hoodoof 10y ago
I have my priorities right - I spend my time writing code. During the early stages of the company email does not get my attention, despite the fact that I know how to set it all up and configure it. To me this is wise use of time. It would be a waste of time to get properly configured email addresses when the real priority is to get code out there.

HappyTypist 10y ago

I don't think everyone or many people cares, but some people might. It's such a simple effort ($10.69 + $5/mo for Gapps) it's silly to not do it.

tlb 10y ago

You can make your @company.com email forward to your personal gmail, you know. Like Michael, I find it convenient, when receiving a lot of email from people I don't know well, to have the domain name of their company right in their email address. For example, if I later remember something I want to tell them or someone to connect them to, having their email address autocomplete is nice.

3pt14159 10y ago
Yeah I do it, but then when I search I'm missing emails I sent.
- abrichr 10y ago
  https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en

morgante 10y ago

Using company.com makes for better metadata, in two directions. It makes it easier for them to immediately look up your company just from scanning their inbox. If they later come across your company separately, it makes it easier to find your message and to follow up on the email thread (they probably don't remember your name).

ramkarthikk 10y ago

Some people care, some don't. I personally prefer to use @mypersonaldomain.com, that way it looks professional and at the same time, it belongs to me as long as I own the domain name (not tied to a company).

S4M 10y ago
I can see the value of using your mail from your company but I'm really afraid it would get treated as spam by the filters, and for that reason I tend to use gmail for contacting someone for startup related reasons.

hoodoof 10y ago

I have my priorities right - I spend my time writing code. During the early stages of the company email does not get my attention, despite the fact that I know how to set it all up and configure it. To me this is wise use of time. It would be a waste of time to get properly configured email addresses when the real priority is to get code out there.