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Solvinity is a pretty terrible company name.
by mkj 4mo ago
Solvinity is a pretty terrible company name.
- cactusplant7374 4mo agoSolvinity = Solvent Divinity
- TacticalCoder 4mo ago> Solvinity is a pretty terrible company name. I find it okay'ish. At least it's unique. Say, as much as I like Mario Zechner (who doesn't like HNers anymore for whatever reason), naming your product "Pi" is just terribly bad. Facebook was a good name (hate the company but the name was good). But "Meta" is just dumbfucktarded. Wait... I've got an idea: I'm going to make a product and name it "Alt". Or "Control". Really: there are a lot of totally unhelpful name that just confuses everybody, including search engines, humans, and LLMs but I don't think "Solvinity" is that bad.
- agmater 4mo agoI've always found Whatsapp a terrible name, but its so established now that 'apping' is understood. If you're big enough it seems that a bad name hardly hold you back.
- amelius 4mo agoReminds me of the old joke: After Bill and Melinda Gates have their honeymoon, Melinda says, "Now I know why you call it Microsoft."
- arrowsmith 4mo ago"To whatsapp" is a common verb, but I have never heard anyone say "apping". Where do you live where "apping" is understood?
- mortarion 4mo agoWe're terrible at company and brand naming here in Europe. Just look at the "Wero" payment solution (formerly/currently iDeal). Like, who the hell came up with that stupid name? The list of stupid European company names and product names are endless.
- twjdeboer 4mo agoI agree, the Dutch iDeal was probably the better name. However I'm not sure if this is an uniquely European problem. Wero's counterpart 'Zelle' doesn't seem to be that much better of a name.
- Muromec 4mo agoIt's called Wero, because it means we and euro in all of the official EU languages.
- lejalv 4mo agoOnly English-sounding names are cool. The terminal state of cultural domination.
- krior 4mo agoWhy do you feel that Wero is a stupid name?
- moi2388 4mo agoBecause iDeal hints at what it’s for. What is a “wero”? Ask your parents or children what they think an “I deal” does and what a “wero” does.
- peterfirefly 4mo agoIt sounds a bit like "giro" which was a physical mail-based way of transferring money. Not a bad name at all.