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I'd actually go further and point out many if not most of the sucessful startups in recent memory haven't had "killer domain names" Google, Twitter, 37Signals
by TomOfTTB 16y ago
I'd actually go further and point out many if not most of the sucessful startups in recent memory haven't had "killer domain names"
Google, Twitter, 37Signals and yes even Ycombinator are all things that meant nothing until their founders made them mean something. Once that happened their uniqueness became an asset
- jpwagner 16y agogoogle's a number. and i bet the added benefit of calling wherever they worked the google-plex cinched the deal.
- CGamesPlay 16y agoNo, a googol is a number. A googolplex is also another number.
- jpwagner 16y agowhat a worthwhile response!
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- endtime 16y agoA little beside the point, but for your own edification, Y-combinator actually did mean something: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-combinator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-combinator
- TomOfTTB 16y agoI debated adding that to the list because I knew someone was going to post this :) In fairness 37 Signals also means something just not a specific concrete thing that someone would search for
- weaksauce 16y agoWasn't google a misspelling of googol?
- moe 16y agoThat's how the story is told. Regardless in hindsight it's a pretty good name by all metrics. It's short, pronounceable, very typeable (on QWERTY), memorable, works as a verb, looks good (double-o), starts with "go", and even has a double-meaning in the context of their business (googol and goggles).
- jaxonrice 16y agoTwitter actually launched as Twittr.com. They bought the Twitter.com domain for $7500 in 2006.