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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

In my field—online English language teaching—there are a lot of literal business names out there: Joe’s Internet English School, Learn English Online via Skype, etc. Everything seemed fine… until I got my proof back from the printer (on a CD from FedEx because the internet wasn’t a thing yet). 1- Suggestive and evocative name.

Naming 101
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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) 20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) I went to Rhode Island School of Design. And this was mid '90s internet kind of philosophy.