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Descriptive names feel responsible. They explain what the company does. They remove ambiguity. They help people understand the product without asking questions. For early stage founders, this feels like the safest possible choice. In the short term, it often works. In the long term, it quietly becomes a liability. Most descriptive names age badly not because they are wrong, but …

Most names are chosen for launch. Very few are chosen for legacy. This difference is subtle early on and painfully obvious later. Many founders do not realise they have chosen a launch name until they start feeling resistance from their own brand. By then, the name is everywhere and changing it feels risky. Serious founders understand that names serve different …

Availability feels like progress. A founder searches for a name, sees that it is available, and experiences relief. No negotiation. No delay. No complexity. The domain can be registered immediately and the company can move forward. This moment often feels like a win. In reality, it is usually the weakest reason to choose a name. Serious founders understand that availability …

Most founders think naming is a creativity problem. Serious founders understand it is a systems decision. The difference between a company that struggles to be taken seriously and one that compounds trust quietly often starts with the name. Not the logo. Not the pitch deck. Not even the product. The name. This article explains how experienced long term founders approach …

After three decades of watching technology cycles repeat themselves, one pattern has stayed constant. Founders who build companies that last think about naming very differently from those who are just trying to launch. The difference shows up in the very first conversation. Casual founders ask one practical questionIs this name available Serious founders ask deeper ones Will this name still …

I have advised founders on domain name decisions for nearly three decades. Across cycles, bubbles, crashes, and reinventions, one pattern has stayed stubbornly consistent. Founders do not regret moving fast.They regret locking themselves into weak identities. In the early days of a startup, everything feels expensive. Servers feel expensive. Hiring feels expensive. Marketing feels expensive. Legal and compliance feel painfully …

No venture capitalist will ever say this out loud. They will not mention it in feedback.They will not include it in rejection emails.They will never put it on a due-diligence checklist. But your domain name is being judged long before your pitch deck is finished. Often before your first meeting even begins. For experienced investors, a domain name is not …

The honest answer is no.The experienced answer is more nuanced. After working with founders across multiple cycles of the internet economy from the early dot com era to SaaS to today’s AI wave one truth has stayed remarkably consistent. Your domain choice quietly shapes how seriously the world takes you long before your product speaks for itself. Why Dot Com …

In India, founders value clarity.If something works, we replicate it. That instinct has powered entire industries. But in 2026, that same instinct is quietly damaging one of the most important assets your startup will ever own: its name. Adding “AI” to your startup name feels logical.It feels safe.It feels descriptive.It feels modern. In reality, it is already a strategic mistake. …

AI.com has been sold for a reported $70 million, setting a new all-time record for a domain name sale. The acquisition, confirmed by Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek, signals a major milestone for AI-focused digital assets and the growing importance of category-defining domain names.