The founder of PolicyGenius walks us through the rigorous process she went through to scrap a confusing name and create one that led to success.
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A company’s name is one of (if not the) biggest early decisions a company founder will make — and they often get it wrong. Google was first called BackRub, Best Buy was Sound of Music, eBay was AuctionWeb and Policygenius was KnowItOwl.
In this episode, Policygenius’s founder walks us through the rigorous process she went through to scrap a confusing name and create one that led to success.
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