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A little beside the point, but for your own edification, Y-combinator actually did mean something: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-combinator http://en.wikipedi
by endtime 16y ago
A 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).