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The unimportance of product names

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Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. We usually decide upon a product name by seeing what the product does. Everybody knows what a product name should be.

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6 Tips to Choosing a Great Company/Product Name

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The Self-Serve Startup » 6 Tips to Choosing a Great Company/Product Name. When naming your company you’re naming your baby. So give your baby a name that will still be a good name when she’s all grown up. The product name is not special in any way. Venture without Capital.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product. Since we’re a mobile app company we wanted a product name that was short, easily remembered, non-controversial and at least somewhat descriptive of the service. After throwing around some names we rejected we settled on making it an acronym.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I had three goals: match the name for the intended industry and make the name easy to remember. Most important, knowing this product was first of its kind in the industry, the goal was to make the products name as important as Klennex is to any tissue. How did you come up with your business name?

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

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Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple.

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