Naming Questions

I am setting up my new startup company. I noticed some company named XXXX technology Inc. and some other named themselves XXXXX technologies Inc. . I would like to name my startup MyCoolName...

Getting Started Naming

asked Oct 21 '10 at 05:15

Xlione
118 points

I found this very cool site that I thought I'd share with the community (I'm not affiliated with them)! http://www.panabee.com/ It helps you word play and create fun domain names... but it hasn't...

Website Business Naming

asked May 3 '11 at 09:18

Agile Scout
113 points

The name my cofounder and I would like to use is taken and the current owner quotes us $7000 for the domain name.Is it ever worth for a startup to invest a tidy amount of money like that in a...

Naming Domain Name Domain Names

asked Jul 23 '14 at 21:40

John Murray
6 points

The only reason I can see is that .com domains for the name you want are hard to come by. Apart from that reason, is there any other benefit to an .io domain? What are the Pros and Cons of using...

SEO Branding Naming Domain Domain Names

asked May 13 '14 at 13:40

William Cunningham
14 points

How should I go about changing my startup's name? What are some things to keep in mind in terms of marketing and branding?

Marketing Branding Naming Startups

asked Mar 12 '14 at 08:13

Robert Thompson
47 points

We are working on a site which will basically be an event directory/ aggregator for tech and business events, conferences, workshops, etc. Focused on tech events. We don't have the money to...

Marketing Branding Conferences Naming Events

asked May 16 '10 at 12:08

Jessica
11 points

What are the Pros and Cons to each approach? Background: We have developed an pedometer based fundraising model and already have a couple clients. Now we want to begin marketing it to the...

Marketing Decision Naming

asked Aug 1 '13 at 00:41

Michael Horwitz
21 points

Is it a good practice ? Or I should think to apply different names for company and its only one (at this time) product ?

Branding Naming

asked May 25 '13 at 00:39

Alexey Grigoryev
62 points

a colleagues and I are trying to find the most appropriate name for our startup, is about software consulting for small companies. We already have established a small company that we deal with web...

Strategy Branding Naming

asked Feb 8 '13 at 23:25

Nikolai
125 points

for a firm in the business industry, specifically in strategic management, finance, HR, is there a more suitable word between consulting and advisory? I mean, does "ABC Consulting" have a...

Advisors Naming

asked Jan 6 '13 at 06:42

Nikolai
125 points

Obviously, you can't use the same name as another BIG, recognizable company. And you also want to avoid trademark issues. But what about these two scenarios: You finally find a domain name and...

Apps Naming Domain Name

asked Jan 9 '13 at 22:29

Bc Web
101 points

I'm thinking about naming my company (financial services) with a name which ends with "Land". E.g. if I was selling books it would be bookland or aqualand if I sold bottled water. My friend says it...

Branding Naming Name

asked Jan 11 '13 at 17:56

User22493
6 points

Let's say I have a choice between best-something.com and bestsomething.info, and my website will contain articles how to choose best "something" and reviews of various "something". I read a lot...

Website Naming Domain

asked Dec 7 '12 at 16:04

Lissanro Rahyen
8 points

I am considering naming my startup/product in tribute of a famous figure. For the sake of argument, let's say the plan was to name the startup pasteur.com. What are the risks of using a name like...

Naming

asked Nov 21 '12 at 09:39

Ted.Strauss
123 points

I think that I've found the right company name, but I'm not sure about it. I'll like to hear others opinion, and I don't know how to do it in order to protect the domanin name and to get...

Company Naming

asked Oct 15 '12 at 02:31

Ctp
14 points

Possible Duplicate: Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week I'm looking to name a startup (LLC) with what I think is a cool name. Upon...

LLC Legal Naming Trademark

asked Sep 27 '12 at 00:13

Dmitri B
3 points

I think a lot of people with ideas wonder about this - should they come up with a company name first or figure out the name for a product, get a domain name matching the name and then register a...

Getting Started Naming Entrepreneurship

asked Jul 24 '12 at 11:46

Webbie
2,835 points

Assume I've made a (hypothetical) online game where you equip two cats that rule small feifdoms, and they fight each other. I haven't done this! It's just an example. But say I did this, and I...

Marketing Ecommerce Naming Domain

asked Aug 2 '12 at 04:39

Mattshepherd
133 points

Following on from my previous question, how much weight should be given to domain and social network name availability when naming a business? In my case, there are no other business' with the same...

Naming

asked Jul 5 '12 at 21:50

Anonymous
557 points

I have developed a product and did a basic search for domain names, and to get the domain name I want I will need to more creatively name my product. Does this creative naming turn off some...

Products Branding Naming Domain

asked Jun 23 '12 at 00:51

Dkroy
130 points