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I'll try to improve the vibes :( I've been working at this startup for almost two years now and that page and branding etc has been changing a lot as you can i

I'll try to improve the vibes :( I've been working at this startup for almost two years now and that page and branding etc has been changing a lot as you can imagine ...

bangaladore 2y ago
But what is the branding? United States AI? Like the premise of the company name is bad. Real bad.
bbor 2y ago
A) Thanks for sharing your OSS with the world!! B) I'm also a little confused. Surely that domain cost(s) $$$ -- why not go with a cute "us" branding rather than "U.S."? Unless you're looking to sell in other countries where maybe U.S. expertise is a selling point, this definitely comes across like you're pretending to be part of the government. EDIT: For comparison, we.ai costs $500,000/y (!!!) EDIT2: It looks like you're positioning yourself as a defense/govt contractor, thus the branding? That's certainly cool, but IMHO, if I were you and owned that domain, I'd offer it to Palantir for $$$$$ and just go with your second choice. They're currently starting in on a whole genocide/global war thing, so they have cash to burn!
- gkamer8 2y ago
  Hi thanks! The domain actually used to be a redirect link to U.S. Automotive Industries (a trade publication). I reached out to them and got a deal, so it was a lot for me but not, like, we.ai expensive lol. The name was always a corporate placeholder and I liked the idea of US Steel or General Electric type names. Some startups have done similar things, and many people actually like the name a ton. But I know it's controversial and so any products I made have their own names and branding that's pretty separate (see: Abbey). Over the past few months I've gone the gov contracting route and the name actually made some sense, so I've used it raw. Still, the plan is to get a DBA in the near future and switch it up. Thanks for the advice!
  - bbor 2y ago
    Ok that’s actually kinda hilarious — hopefully some blogger picks up that tidbit. I bet there aren’t many people using “ai” for “automotive industry” anymore!
sgerenser 2y ago
Props for using Garamond Condensed and giving me flashbacks to 1990s Apple.

I'll try to improve the vibes :( I've been working at this startup for almost two years now and that page and branding etc has been changing a lot as you can imagine ...

bangaladore 2y ago

But what is the branding? United States AI? Like the premise of the company name is bad. Real bad.

bbor 2y ago

A) Thanks for sharing your OSS with the world!! B) I'm also a little confused. Surely that domain cost(s) $$$ -- why not go with a cute "us" branding rather than "U.S."? Unless you're looking to sell in other countries where maybe U.S. expertise is a selling point, this definitely comes across like you're pretending to be part of the government. EDIT: For comparison, we.ai costs $500,000/y (!!!) EDIT2: It looks like you're positioning yourself as a defense/govt contractor, thus the branding? That's certainly cool, but IMHO, if I were you and owned that domain, I'd offer it to Palantir for $$$$$ and just go with your second choice. They're currently starting in on a whole genocide/global war thing, so they have cash to burn!

gkamer8 2y ago
Hi thanks! The domain actually used to be a redirect link to U.S. Automotive Industries (a trade publication). I reached out to them and got a deal, so it was a lot for me but not, like, we.ai expensive lol. The name was always a corporate placeholder and I liked the idea of US Steel or General Electric type names. Some startups have done similar things, and many people actually like the name a ton. But I know it's controversial and so any products I made have their own names and branding that's pretty separate (see: Abbey). Over the past few months I've gone the gov contracting route and the name actually made some sense, so I've used it raw. Still, the plan is to get a DBA in the near future and switch it up. Thanks for the advice!
- bbor 2y ago
  Ok that’s actually kinda hilarious — hopefully some blogger picks up that tidbit. I bet there aren’t many people using “ai” for “automotive industry” anymore!

sgerenser 2y ago

Props for using Garamond Condensed and giving me flashbacks to 1990s Apple.