

Ask YC: How did you name your startup? - rksprst

I've been having trouble naming my startup (or renaming). I'm wondering how you guys came up with your name, what criteria you used, and how long it took?<p>My criteria is basically this: http://alexkaminski.blogspot.com/2008/03/naming-your-startup.html
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tyohn
I am working on that right now. Something that is easy to remember - easy to
spell correctly - and creative...

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rksprst
Are you just thinking of names? Or do you do something like making a list of
words related to your startup, and then combining them to see what works (and
isn't taken)?

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tyohn
I start with names related to the concept but it always seems to morph into
names that aren't related. I end up pulling words out of my brain and then
break them apart and put them together in different forms. I also use a
thesaurus to find other meanings for words...

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ideas101
the following 2 links should help you - good luck

[http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/223/The-Startup-
Na...](http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/223/The-Startup-Name-
Game.aspx)

<http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/02/the_name_game.html>

