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Ask HN: Help me pick a name. Transgender + Startups =?
On the table:
Translaunch
Transincubator
Transintegrator
Transcombinator
Transtartup
Transtarter
We are x.
We help transgender
people launch startups.
We are seeking to raise
a fund to do it as a full
fledged seed venture capital
firm.
What's the best fit for x?
- bawllz 14y agoTrannyNanny, The Startup Incubator
- anigbrowl 14y ago'Tranny' is generally considered offensive to transgender people. I vote for Transformer.
- alliem 14y agoThanks for pointing that out and the suggestion, but couldn't we be opening ourselves up to litigation from the toymakers?
- anigbrowl 14y agoUnlikely, as you'd be operating in a different field and there'd be no opportunity for consumer confusion - but obviously you should check with a trademark lawyer or consultant, whichever name you go for.
- nickler 14y agoFirst off, don't think that your name needs to define you. Your company, it's dealings, and it's founders will define it, so open yourself to more possibilities. Regardless of the cause or core values of your incubator, putting too much weight behind that can make it sound like a gimmick, and take focus away from the hard work and successes of your founders. I do like Transformer, however, so anigbrowl gets a ^ Best of luck.
- alliem 14y agoThank you, and I agree that this problem is less important than our team and what we do, hence my attempt to crowdsource the naming decision. 2 for transformer is a good lead I'll be pitching the team tomorrow. Transfund, Transfunding, or Transfunder seem like worthy competition?
- franzus 14y agofagcombinator
- alliem 14y agoIs this really acceptable on HN?
- franzus 14y agoNo. So please stop trolling us with your Transcombinator nonsense.
- alliem 14y agoIt's not trolling in any way. We have a new team member who is a pr person and are trying to settle the name issue so we can move foward. HN polices itself just fine without bigotry if people don't like the premise of our startup. You can disagree without being disrespectful.