Naming tips

Top 10 Rebranding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them: A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Here are the top ten critical mistakes that entrepreneurs make during rebranding and what you can do instead to prevent them.

Can Your Brand Win a First Date with Customers?

As a business owner, you have likely put a great deal of time and effort into building your brand. But have you ever considered if your brand would make a good first impression on a “first date”?

I donā€™t need to invest in a domain name, everyone finds me on Google anywayā€¦or do they?

Here are some highlights that will make you think twice about investing in a strong domain name and building an independent brand on it.

How did Stripe get its name?

Back in 2010, two brothers from Ireland, John and Patrick Collison, were joined by Greg Brockman to start a business that we all know today as Stripe. Greg shared the story of how they came up with the brand’s name. The initial product was a developer-focused payments API, so when it came to naming, most […]

Crypto.com Arena - The Start of a New Era

Thursday night, the 23rd December 2021, marked the end of an era –  The Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers from 1999-2021, from now on will go by the name of Crypto.com Arena. AEG, the owner and operator of the arena, announced the agreement with Crypto.com last month, saying in a statement that the deal […]

James Currier, General Partner at NFX, a seed-stage venture firm headquartered in San Francisco on names

Every business has a name, that’s quite obvious and we can all agree that you can’t have a nameless business. Where opinions divide usually is the importance that is given to a name. Over the last couple of years we have conducted numerous interviews with entrepreneurs sharing their brand name stories. We also launched a […]

35 Experts Share Their Best Advice for Naming Your Business

We asked the experts for their advice when it comes to choosing a brand name for a business. Interested to hear what they said? Read on!

What's in a name? Interview with Andra and Marcela of Namzya

Namzya was founded by Andra Guțui and Marcela Sărmășan. In this interview we talk with them about the Do’s and Don’ts of naming your brand.

The trends and best practices around naming a brand: Interview with Mark Gunnion

Choosing your companyā€™s moniker is one of the most important decisions youā€™ll make when you start a new brand, so we discuss with Mark Gunnion the trends and best practices around naming a company.

Advice from the expert: Why brand names and domains are so important

We asked Jim Harrison to share his thoughts on the importance of brand names and domains, here’s what he said.

How to name your business?

When you are just starting out, even before launching, the name you choose for your idea will affect how you, yourself, and your team see the project. Is it just a shot in the dark, so it really doesn’t matter what it’s called?

What is the most valuable domain name?

Domain names are digital assets and similar to many intangible assets are hard to value for many business owners. Michael Cyger, Founder of DomainSherpa & Publisher of DNAcademy, made a great analysis of CARS.COM’s IPO, which gives insights to the valuation of the domain name. Here are some extracts. As part of any IPO, a newly traded public […]

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