Re:Launch HN: Alinea (YC W21) – Invest in stocks you believe in
by loceng on Thursday March 04, 2021 @11:08AM
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I don't understand the downvotes you're getting or the negativity in the comments. I've never heard of Alinea - the restaurant before - and it's really strange that people are being anal about someone else using the name for a completely different industry - it won't be confusing to anyone.
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Re:Launch HN: Alinea (YC W21) – Invest in stocks you believe in
by icedchai on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:44PM
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Here's a simple test I always use when figuring out if a name is good and not confusing: Google it. If you search for "Alinea", what do you get?
Re:Launch HN: Alinea (YC W21) – Invest in stocks you believe in
by kevsim on Thursday March 04, 2021 @03:05PM
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Does that really work though? What about mega companies with very common word names? Segment, Zoom, Stripe, etc.
Re:Launch HN: Alinea (YC W21) – Invest in stocks you believe in
by tptacek on Thursday March 04, 2021 @03:12PM
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It would be a bad idea to name your next tech company "Stripe" (or your next restaurant, for that matter; ew.)
Re:Launch HN: Alinea (YC W21) – Invest in stocks you believe in
by kevsim on Thursday March 04, 2021 @03:55PM
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Ha! I guess my point was that when those companies started up, searching for those terms was bound to result in some businesses popping up, though I'm sure they made the call that "hey, they're not in the payments/analytics/whatever space, so no worries"