Re:Pre-branded domain names for startups
by jaysonelliot on Thursday September 29, 2011 @08:42AM
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When you're at the beginning stages, trying to get something built and possibly seeking seed money, spending your time naming, designing logos, and branding is sort of like spending all your money on a nice office before you have a product.
By all means, do the things you talk about when it's time--but that time is usually not at the beginning.
Re:Pre-branded domain names for startups
by Robin_Message on Thursday September 29, 2011 @07:03AM
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I think that would make a great practice at idea generation and learning about brand awareness: get a list of these and try to decide what the named company does. Then compare with others. I'd be interested to see whether there are any names that totally dictate what the idea is.
As a founder, I want to personalise my domain, and design, and that means coming up with different concepts, and searching whois until I find a good match that's available ... The design then has to represent what the product is about in a non-generic way ... The designs on this site are far too generic for my taste
I can't imagine myself going to that page with a concept and saying 'AHA, that's exactly what I wanted' ... Possibly it could in reverse if someone is looking for inspiration for their next startup ...