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The name is short for "homeskillet," which is a colloquial term of endearment for a good friend. I met my cofounder on an airplane 7 years ago and developed our
by bchhor 5y ago
The name is short for "homeskillet," which is a colloquial term of endearment for a good friend. I met my cofounder on an airplane 7 years ago and developed our friendship while each living in distant cities (SF, Taipei, Berlin, London). I called him homeskillet once but he didn't understand the meaning since he's French, so it randomly became our placeholder project name as we bounced around ideas for cool things to build.
Super helpful feedback on the name confusion!
- iainmerrick 5y agoJust calling it “homeskillet” would be better. (Although, I’ve never heard that term before, so it still wouldn’t be great me for at least.)
- danpalmer 5y agoThanks for the explanation. Further feedback though, I've never heard this term before, and I consider myself to have a relatively good vocabulary. Here in the UK, "skillet" isn't the most common word either (it's not uncommon, some people do use it, especially referring to cast-iron skillets specifically, but less common than in the US). At the very least you've got to add the name of the company to the website so that people know it's not just some random letters. Honestly though, I'd feel silly having to explain this name to anyone so probably just won't.