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Im interested to know the story of how you acquired your domain name (and at what price).

• staunch 15y ago
  We spent the first couple months (while we were raising money, getting the company incorporated, working on prototypes, etc) emailing dozens of domain owners. Fell in love with a bunch of different ones and even met in person with some people to negotiate. They all fell through over price/terms. We ended up working out a deal with the owner for Get.com. We're not 100% clear on whether it's wise to disclose all the details yet, but we definitely will as some point. Aaron Patzers idea's behind acquiring Mint.com were a big inspiration for us. I even grabbed him at a conference so I could get his opinion. We knew we wanted to build a real consumer brand and believe that a great domain makes that a lot more likely.
  • nikcub 15y ago
    you paid in stock?
    • staunch 15y ago
      That is what Patzer did for Mint.com. I think it was around 2% of their series A, which I think was a great deal for everyone.
      • nikcub 15y ago
        Ye that was why I am asking. I remember Mint was a stock deal. I think it is a great way to get a good domain name.
  • joshu 15y ago
    our story is very similar, actually. i agree - short, good domains smell better to consumers.