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Also, some of those companies were created a many years ago, when there were probably more cheap .com domain names available. "reddit.com" was probably pretty c

Also, some of those companies were created a many years ago, when there were probably more cheap .com domain names available. "reddit.com" was probably pretty cheap to get in 2005. And I bet if you look at the much longer list of all the YC companies that failed, you'll probably find out that most of them also had .com domains. If there's any correlation between domain name and success, I'm guessing it's pretty low. Companies ultimately succeed because they have a good product, good marketing and good management (and are in the right place at the right time), not because they have a catchy name.

gist 7y ago
Reddit.com is not what anyone would consider a 'valuable' domain in any way. It's pretty much random. There wouldn't really isn't any good reason to not use a .com if you are going for a madeup and pretty much random domain name (all down side). > If there's any correlation between domain name and success, I'm guessing it's pretty low. PG's point (and I don't agree with everything he says or thinks but he is correct here) is that any serious company uses a .com domain. Of course so do failure and non serious companies. > when there were probably more cheap .com domain names available. Good .com domains were expensive in the 90's. And to my reply to the other comment 'expensive' does not frame anything relating to the value for the particular purpose.