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“Startup Names” by Paul Graham (2006)
[This was originally published on the now-defunct Infogami and was surprisingly hard to find online, so I put it here. I’ve added commentary, with our now internet-decades of hindsight, in brackets. I’ve also summarized the names mentioned (and alluded to) along 7 dimensions: Evocativity, Brevity, Greppability…
- Points
- 125
- HN comments
- 65
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 3 commenters
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2014 | “Startup Names” by Paul Graham (2006) by climatewarrior2 | 125 | 65 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Sep 2014 to Apr 2016.
Most recent:
- ymse · Apr 26, 2016
- J2K · Aug 9, 2015
- jimmyfalcon · Sep 5, 2014
