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Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by gkamer8 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @03:42PM (#42966288)
I'll try to improve the vibes :(

I've been working at this startup for almost two years now and that page and branding etc has been changing a lot as you can imagine ...

Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by bangaladore on Thursday February 06, 2025 @04:38PM (#42966760)
But what is the branding?

United States AI?

Like the premise of the company name is bad. Real bad.

Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by bbor on Thursday February 06, 2025 @05:23PM (#42967124)
A) Thanks for sharing your OSS with the world!!

B) I'm also a little confused. Surely that domain cost(s) $$$ -- why not go with a cute "us" branding rather than "U.S."? Unless you're looking to sell in other countries where maybe U.S. expertise is a selling point, this definitely comes across like you're pretending to be part of the government.

EDIT: For comparison, we.ai costs $500,000/y (!!!)

EDIT2: It looks like you're positioning yourself as a defense/govt contractor, thus the branding? That's certainly cool, but IMHO, if I were you and owned that domain, I'd offer it to Palantir for $$$$$ and just go with your second choice. They're currently starting in on a whole genocide/global war thing, so they have cash to burn!

Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by gkamer8 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @05:40PM (#42967234)
Hi thanks! The domain actually used to be a redirect link to U.S. Automotive Industries (a trade publication). I reached out to them and got a deal, so it was a lot for me but not, like, we.ai expensive lol.

The name was always a corporate placeholder and I liked the idea of US Steel or General Electric type names. Some startups have done similar things, and many people actually like the name a ton. But I know it's controversial and so any products I made have their own names and branding that's pretty separate (see: Abbey).

Over the past few months I've gone the gov contracting route and the name actually made some sense, so I've used it raw. Still, the plan is to get a DBA in the near future and switch it up. Thanks for the advice!

Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by bbor on Thursday February 06, 2025 @07:02PM (#42967779)
Ok that’s actually kinda hilarious — hopefully some blogger picks up that tidbit. I bet there aren’t many people using “ai” for “automotive industry” anymore!
Re:Self-hosted, simple web browser service – send URL, get s... by sgerenser on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:08PM (#42968833)
Props for using Garamond Condensed and giving me flashbacks to 1990s Apple.