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Crowdsourcing Your Product Name

Software By Rob

Product naming is hard. Too many factors come into play when looking for a name and it’s almost impossible to decide on the right name once you’ve stared at the same list for a week straight. The Approach A while back Patrick contacted a handful of Academy members and asked for opinions on potential product names.

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. ” “ Before you have a product, a company or product name, a domain name, business cards, a logo – even before you have a company.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Trademarks , which we touched on last week, are brand and product names, graphic logos, slogans, taglines, and other indicators of origin of the goods or services in question. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable.

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24 Entrepreneur Explain How They Come Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

It has proven memorable with customers and a versatile jumping-off point for product names such as Concentrate, Fruition, and Juicebox. My company name is designed to reflect the nature of my business appropriately. #24- Thanks to Zach Gemignani, Juice Analytics! #19- 19- Reflects nature of the business.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. Too many founders think it’s more important to work on products and customers.

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Hear me on the Startup Success Podcast

Software By Rob

Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. Too many founders think it’s more important to work on products and customers.