Random startup tip #1: Picking a name

If you forget everything else I ever tell you, remember this: always check your company’s name against UrbanDictionary.

Case in point: Doostang.com

To defecate or the act of defecation by a human or animal.

The term is a bastardization of the phrase “doo stain“. Typically used in the verb form, the word can be used as a noun.

“I had to take a wicked doostang, sorry I am late.”

[UrbanDictionary: doostang]

For even more lolz:

Googe

Googe backstory

UrbanDictionary: googe

Want more highbrow domain name analysis? Check out The Name Inspector. It’ll be worth your time.

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