[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":562},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-2257572":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":48,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":96,"maker_in_thread":259,"shape":268,"grid":272,"attempts":528,"same_week":529,"maker_shows":43,"maker_hidden":554,"reader_version":555,"card":556},"2257572","StartupGods","I'll help you name your next startup\u002Fproduct for $50","title","Show HN: I'll help you name your next startup\u002Fproduct for $50","http:\u002F\u002Fstartupgods.com\u002F","startupgods.com","chaosmachine",1298547750,2011,98,93,111,1097,11,"notable","web_saas","naming service","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"startup naming","domain name finder","brand name generator","available com domain","debated",0.009,{"positive":31,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},18,3,19,58,{"pricing":36,"idea":39,"docs":41,"design":44,"execution":45,"privacy":47},{"positive":37,"critical":38},5,6,{"positive":38,"critical":40},4,{"positive":42,"critical":43},0,2,{"positive":43,"critical":32},{"positive":46,"critical":43},1,{"positive":42,"critical":46},[32,46,46,40,42,42,46,46,46,40,46,32,46,42,32,46,42,32,37,37,42,37,37,37,46,32,46,32,37,37,32,37,46,32,32,32,40,46,37,37],"Hey HN. This is a weekend project of mine. It's an idea I had after seeing so many comments here about the lack of available .com names for startups.\n\nAs PG once said: \"Take a luxury and make it into a commodity\"[1]. So, I decided I'd try turning name consulting from something only large corporations could afford to something anyone could. I hope you'll take me up on it :)\n\nIf you'd like to see a few examples of my work, just check out the links in the footer. Thanks for your attention.\n\n[1] http:\u002F\u002Fwww.paulgraham.com\u002Fideas.html",{"problem":51,"audience":57,"pricing":66,"motivation":84,"time_to_build":91,"stack":92,"openness":93,"stage":94,"team_size":95},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Finding a good startup or product name with an available .com domain is hard.","maker",[55],{"id":56},"post",{"value":58,"source":59,"evidence":60},"Startups and product founders needing a name","inferred",[61,62],{"id":56},{"id":63,"by":64,"text":65},"2257841","redstar504","I think startupgods.com is a cool name for this business. Nice layout also. If I had a new business in mind I wouldn't hesitate to try your service. The money back guarantee…",{"value":67,"source":53,"evidence":68},"$50 per order with money-back guarantee; price was $20, then raised to $50 and later reported as $100",[69,72,76,80],{"id":70,"by":11,"text":71},"2257764","It was $20 for the first 7 customers, I've bumped it up to a more realistic $50 now.",{"id":73,"by":74,"text":75},"2257751","shrikant","Was it always $20 as the HN headline says? The website says $50 now...",{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},"2266958","anthonys","I was about to give this one a try but it seems the price has gone up to $100 now!! I hope thats as a result of demand because $50 was at a level that I didn't think twice, but…",{"id":81,"by":82,"text":83},"2261096","kevruger","Wow, ok $100 now? Must be getting some pretty serious orders to jump from $20 to $50 and now to $100? Good for you. I'm with the rest of them though, I'd like to see some…",{"value":85,"source":53,"evidence":86},"Make expensive name consulting affordable, after HN comments about lack of .com names",[87,88],{"id":56},{"id":89,"by":11,"text":90},"2257574","This is a weekend project of mine. It's an idea I had after seeing so many comments here about the lack of available .com names for startups. As PG once said: \"Take a luxury and…",null,[],"unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":97,"objections":132,"requests":181,"questions":214,"alternatives":229},[98,114,125],{"value":99,"source":100,"evidence":101},"Good idea that makes naming affordable","commenter",[102,106,110],{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"2257695","jwomers","This is super cool. I haven't signed up yet, and obviously haven't seen the quality of the results, but it's a great idea, and definitely something I would pay for for my next…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"2257637","kingofspain","This sounds like a great idea. I find shortish domains all the time and try and squeeze an idea into them, but I have real trouble finding something properly appropriate (for…",{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"2257652","sheats","Great idea! I was just racking my brain last night for a good name so this is a great service to have available!",{"value":115,"source":100,"evidence":116},"$50 is a reasonable price with money-back guarantee",[117,121],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"2257927","xutopia","Alright I'm testing you out. 50$ for a great name is an awesome price point imo. It's just enough that I find it expensive but small enough that I'd pay for it. With a money back…",{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"2257763","Maakuth","You have to appreciate though, that $50 is still a modest price if the service is as good as it claims. Just look at domain squatter prices, you get pretty much nothing with $50.",{"value":126,"source":100,"evidence":127},"Positive customer experience with names delivered",[128],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"2261672","tomeric","We were John's first customer. It was mostly an impulse buy because it was so cheap. We have a restaurant guide in The Netherlands with a dutch name (eet.nu, translates to…",[133,152,163,170],{"value":134,"source":100,"evidence":135},"No example names or portfolio shown",[136,140,144,148],{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"2258541","jules","You should give some example names you came up with. This is like going to a designer without a portfolio.",{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"2258068","Jun8","This is a very cool idea, but I would lose the whole Zeus thing, it gives an air of adolescence to the site. Also, * Saying you'll find the perfect name is a bit of a stretch,…",{"id":145,"by":146,"text":147},"2257722","perlgeek","It would help if you showed some project descriptions, and the names you have found for them (of course with consent from the customers), as a kind of portfolio.",{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"2259114","acabal","I'd like to use this--I have a site I soft-launched recently that I'd like to rebrand--but without examples of names you've come up with in the past, it's a hard sell for me. I…",{"value":153,"source":100,"evidence":154},"Price too high for hobby projects or students",[155,158,162],{"id":156,"by":146,"text":157},"2257873","I was about to use your service for $20, but I wouldn't pay $50 for a hobby project of which I'm not sure yet how seriously I'll pursue it. I guess you just can't be everybody's…",{"id":159,"by":160,"text":161},"2262828","zoba","As a graduate student, $50 seems like a lot of money to spend on anything except rent... Plus figuring out the return process and if its not super simple just seems like quite a…",{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},{"value":164,"source":100,"evidence":165},"Money-back guarantee feels like a scam",[166],{"id":167,"by":168,"text":169},"2257843","PanMan","Maybe I'm cynical, but because you emphasis the \"money back\" part, it feels more like a scam. I was sort-of half expecting an auto-name-generator: \"$randomstring.com is still…",{"value":171,"source":100,"evidence":172},"Name and design seem off-putting or unclear",[173,177],{"id":174,"by":175,"text":176},"2257780","edw519","startupgods.com? I dunno, you look like a plumber with a leaky faucet. I'd have a little more confidence if you had a name more like \"PerfectNameFinder.com\" or something like that.",{"id":178,"by":179,"text":180},"2259555","huhtenberg","It is still off. It should really be StartupNamingGods.com or LetMeNameYourStartup.com or something else that indicates it is about naming. StartupGods is more like a cocky alias…",[182,197,207],{"value":183,"source":100,"evidence":184},"Publish example names and results",[185,189,193],{"id":186,"by":187,"text":188},"2258112","hucker","Will you be publishing any names you come up with, so potential customers can see for themselves if they like your \"style\" or not?",{"id":190,"by":191,"text":192},"2257704","AndrewS","I agree, although I'd love to see some results or examples (and I must admit I'm a little pessimistic). I hope to see some on the website soon :)",{"id":194,"by":195,"text":196},"2258041","jorkos","point me to a few happy customers and i'd be happy to try it",{"value":198,"source":100,"evidence":199},"Add a timeframe and clearer order process",[200,203],{"id":201,"by":119,"text":202},"2257933","I'm replying to myself to give you some feedback. After the checkout process it would be nice to be given a time frame that I can expect an answer by.",{"id":204,"by":205,"text":206},"2258026","jmacd","Tried to order. Not working. Got an error and now I get \"state not valid\" when I try to place the order again.",{"value":208,"source":100,"evidence":209},"Check trademark conflicts",[210],{"id":211,"by":212,"text":213},"2261316","VladimirGolovin","Do you check candidate names for possible trademark conflicts? (I understand that you are not a lawyer, but at least some preliminary checking would be nice.)",[215,222],{"value":216,"source":100,"evidence":217},"What happens if a buyer uses a rejected name anyway",[218],{"id":219,"by":220,"text":221},"2257800","ZoFreX","So what happens if I pay, say I don't like the name you come up with, and then buy the domain and launch with it anyway?",{"value":223,"source":100,"evidence":224},"Do names get checked for .com availability",[225],{"id":226,"by":227,"text":228},"2257612","sagacity","Cool! At this price, I'm sure many will go for it. One quick question: Do you check\u002Fensure the .com domain availability of the names you find?",[230,237,252],{"value":231,"source":100,"evidence":232},"Name consulting firms charging thousands per name",[233],{"id":234,"by":235,"text":236},"2257793","someguy777","lol... you do know people pay branding companies $10,000 per name to do this right?",{"value":238,"source":100,"evidence":239},"Username availability checkers like KnowEm and NameChk",[240,244,248],{"id":241,"by":242,"text":243},"2257668","thehodge","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.usernamecheck.com :)",{"id":245,"by":246,"text":247},"2257725","illdave","http:\u002F\u002Fknowem.com\u002F ?",{"id":249,"by":250,"text":251},"2258450","keiferski","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.NameChk.com works well too.",{"value":253,"source":100,"evidence":254},"Pickydomains",[255],{"id":256,"by":257,"text":258},"2257752","fezzl","Have you heard of http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pickydomains.com?",{"comments":38,"answered":40,"key":260},[261,262,265],{"id":89,"text":90},{"id":263,"text":264},"2257761","Thanks, you're right, I've increased the price to $50 for new orders.",{"id":266,"text":267},"2257785","I own PerfectAlias.com as well, but I felt StartupGods.com was more brandable, and would capture the attention of my target 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