Comments on: Seattle startup names: verbal bootstrapping

By: digitalWestie

digitalWestie — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:08:45 +0000

Had a laugh at “Sporcle” – Sporco in Italian means dirty.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:03:59 +0000

Interesting naming trends… Generally it looks to me that a lot of different name types exist at the same time and they can all be succesful. As long as they follow the basic naming rules like: short, easy to remeber and pronounce, unique etc. I’d like to recommend a good tool for naming and verification of names, http://www..globalnaming.com

By: Clint Skullerud

Clint Skullerud — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:49:39 +0000

When my business partner and I came up with bluLink Solutions, we were not following any local bootstrap naming convention but seems we sure fell right into the statistics. A compound name with a twist of spelling and upper/lower case letter usage. It should invoke “hyperlink” which is indicative of our SharePoint service offerings.

By: The Name Inspector

The Name Inspector — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:41 +0000

Adian and @chrisco, the post is based on the latest version (April 2010) of the Seattle Startup Index. If the names aren’t on that list, they weren’t in the mix.

By: @chrisco

@chrisco — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:41 +0000

What about BuzzPal? Sure, “buzz” is way overused now, but that name and brand were registered and trademarked years ago (before Yahoo Buzz and well before Google Buzz).

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:36:26 +0000

What about ZippyCart.com …? Was that in the mix? Seems to fit the compound name theme….