What’s with the name?
What the heck is an Edgarest, anyway?
The name started as a temporary one, but over time it just started to seem right. The basic idea is this:
Edgar… Edgarer… Edgarest
Pulling from various YC News threads and blog posts, this is the list of things to think about when coming up with a company/product name:
- .com available
- Not offensive in, for example, Nepali
- If someone searches for your site name, they will find your site and reviews of your site without digging through too many other random things
- Easy to pronounce and tell people about verbally/over the phone (see http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/27MichaelWard.html)
- People are unlikely to misspell it in a url
- Don’t spend too much time thinking about it (to the detriment of the product itself)