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startupgods.com? I dunno, you look like a plumber with a leaky faucet. I'd have a little more confidence if you had a name more like "PerfectNameFinder.com" or something like that.


I much prefer Startupgods.com, it's interesting and memorable.


It is still off. It should really be StartupNamingGods.com or LetMeNameYourStartup.com or something else that indicates it is about naming. StartupGods is more like a cocky alias for YC :)


I own PerfectAlias.com as well, but I felt StartupGods.com was more brandable, and would capture the attention of my target audience.


StartupGods > PerfectAlias. Perhaps it is because my first language isn't English but French. To me alias means second name.


It means the same to those of us with English as a first language.


I prefer bangnames.com and it's unregistered.

Once you have monotheistic power, you'll be better at naming The Name.


That sounds more like a Porn-name-generator type of site.


You could make money off of drunk people with that. Add automated fake DVD box or site creation.


I didn't think of that aspect.


IMO, None of them are good for branding. The best one is which has nothing to do with your business. (Example: Apple has nothing to do with computers, Adidas has nothing to do with sports equipments)

It gives you leverage to take business in any direction. For example, if your naming business becomes huge success and you want to start naming more things - like OpenSource Projects or simple apps - the word "Startup" in your name is gonna make you think twice.

I wonder what names you'd give out when you yourself have a bad name, IMO. Any sample names you've created?


I'm not sure. I would associate PerfectNameFinder.com somehow with "shady dating site" and that's no good.


I think he was making a joke about it :)




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