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> $10k buys you three months of rent and ramen noodles which might be enough to get your project off the ground and make the world a startup richer, but if thes

> $10k buys you three months of rent and ramen noodles which might be enough to get your project off the ground and make the world a startup richer, but if these 10k go towards a domain name, that might never happen. If your startup success depends on a 10k domain name then you should probably rethink the whole thing anyway ...

woutr_be 6y ago
This sentence kind of baffled me, surely the domain name isn't the deciding factor for whether your startup succeeds or not.
- jobigoud 6y ago
  There was an article on the frontpage today about a fintech startup named pipe with url www.pipe.com. I really wonder how much investor money went in the domain.
  - throwanem 6y ago
    Probably a lot. I've been much more sympathetic to concerns about domain name brevity and pronounceability ever since I ignored those concerns for my personal domain - something I regret anew every time I have to tell somebody my email address over the phone.
  - woutr_be 6y ago
    So if you want to make a quick buck, you find a good domain name, build a fintech, use the investor money to buy your own domain and let the startup die out.
    - benplumley 6y ago
      Or trademark a brand personally and rebrand your company to the trademarked brand by having your company "buy" it from you. https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-gives-back-millions-from-we-trademark-after-criticism-2019-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-gives-back-millio...
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account42 6y ago
I also chuckled at the idea of resigning to ramen instead of moving somewhere where $10k will buy you way more than just 3 months of rent with plenty left for proper food.
- bdcravens 6y ago
  You could rent a proper apartment and buy decent groceries in Houston for a year with $10k.
  - hnarn 6y ago
    Not really on topic but I've never understood why a country like the US, with the underlying ideology being what it is, wouldn't allow anyone in the world to live in the US as long as they don't use any social services. For example, if someone has enough money for one year of rent and health insurance, and is not deemed a security risk, why not instantly admit them? If they get a job and pay tax, you let them stay as long as they pay tax. If they keep this up for X amount of years, offer them a citizenship.
    - bdcravens 6y ago
      Xenophobia and nationalism.
    - mariksolo 6y ago
      Because they would always get social services. Undocumented children can get financial aid for college, for example, in California. While the thing you're saying sounds reasonable it just practically isn't possible to workout in US politics.
      - hnarn 6y ago
        Obviously the current legislation is made with current circumstances in mind. If tourists can't get financial aid for college there's no reason these hypothetical renters must.
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Apofis 6y ago
with all of the creative TLD's these days, it's still reasonably easy to come up with a nice domain name. Heck, I just recently registered a 5 letter .com.

woutr_be 6y ago

This sentence kind of baffled me, surely the domain name isn't the deciding factor for whether your startup succeeds or not.

jobigoud 6y ago
There was an article on the frontpage today about a fintech startup named pipe with url www.pipe.com. I really wonder how much investor money went in the domain.
- throwanem 6y ago
  Probably a lot. I've been much more sympathetic to concerns about domain name brevity and pronounceability ever since I ignored those concerns for my personal domain - something I regret anew every time I have to tell somebody my email address over the phone.
- woutr_be 6y ago
  So if you want to make a quick buck, you find a good domain name, build a fintech, use the investor money to buy your own domain and let the startup die out.
  - benplumley 6y ago
    Or trademark a brand personally and rebrand your company to the trademarked brand by having your company "buy" it from you. https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-gives-back-millions-from-we-trademark-after-criticism-2019-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-gives-back-millio...
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account42 6y ago

I also chuckled at the idea of resigning to ramen instead of moving somewhere where $10k will buy you way more than just 3 months of rent with plenty left for proper food.

bdcravens 6y ago
You could rent a proper apartment and buy decent groceries in Houston for a year with $10k.
- hnarn 6y ago
  Not really on topic but I've never understood why a country like the US, with the underlying ideology being what it is, wouldn't allow anyone in the world to live in the US as long as they don't use any social services. For example, if someone has enough money for one year of rent and health insurance, and is not deemed a security risk, why not instantly admit them? If they get a job and pay tax, you let them stay as long as they pay tax. If they keep this up for X amount of years, offer them a citizenship.
  - bdcravens 6y ago
    Xenophobia and nationalism.
  - mariksolo 6y ago
    Because they would always get social services. Undocumented children can get financial aid for college, for example, in California. While the thing you're saying sounds reasonable it just practically isn't possible to workout in US politics.
    - hnarn 6y ago
      Obviously the current legislation is made with current circumstances in mind. If tourists can't get financial aid for college there's no reason these hypothetical renters must.
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Apofis 6y ago

with all of the creative TLD's these days, it's still reasonably easy to come up with a nice domain name. Heck, I just recently registered a 5 letter .com.