You are correct and I reacted too defensively. Yes, marketing is absolutely critical, and perhaps there are better domain names that could have been chosen.

HOWEVER, name / domain was not at all the root cause of what we decided was ultimately the reason to stop pursuing this endeavor.

True, but you've just demonstrated that marketing / PR isn't your forte, and you come across a little brash in an Internet forum filled with entrepreneurs and VCs.

I disagree. These kinds of posts take a lot of courage to write, and then people jump in with all kinds of "well, you should have done ..." bullshit advice. People here on HN need to learn (and respect) when someone is asking for feedback vs when they're telling a story.

this person just closed his/her business and trying to help others. Then the commenter calls them "piss poor" - that's not "sensible." Perhaps there is a more mature way to respond, but that's still not cool. I feel for these guys. Call it a tie.

Actually, that was hilarious. Well played.