Ask HN: For a startup website to show customer logos, do you need permission?

Re:Ask HN: For a startup website to show customer logos, do ... by acomjean on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @02:33PM (#32416514)

You are supposed to.

Generally its better to ask. If theyre already a customer, there is a good chance someone is going to go to your site and see it.

Sometimes it gets wierd, we had a large fast food logo on our site. We had only sold to 5 or so franchises in our area... So it was true but only kindof.

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Re:Ask HN: For a startup website to show customer logos, do ... by willnz on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:05PM (#32418454)

> So it was true but only kindof.

I'm almost certain that's the case when most of those kinds of logos are shown.

Most likely that's 80-90% of what happens when companies show logos on their website. Does Netflix really pay for that many SaaS products? Or is it really that one or two Netflix employees use it...

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Re:Ask HN: For a startup website to show customer logos, do ... by jeromie on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:21AM (#32421549)

If you wanted to piss off the legal team at my large multinational employer and create strong headwinds for any future renewal conversations or more broad adoption for the rest of time, slapping our logo on your front page without asking was a guaranteed way to do it. Our lawyers did not forgive or forget.

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Re:Ask HN: For a startup website to show customer logos, do ... by notabanker on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @02:40PM (#32416598)

Thanks for sharing your insight.

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