Plug and Play and pray for money with a cow piss name!
Yesterday’s Expo at the awfully named Plug and Play Tech Center had even the Mercury News commenting on some of the strange names making pitches for funding. If fact Scott Harris was reminded of his Dr. Seuss names when he saw companies like Moowee, Twiki and Planaroo.
In particular, he researched that the supposed root origins for Moowee are a little (wee) movie. Come on guys, any English 5th grader can tell you that Moowee is Cow Piss! This name rates a triple bomb… unless you have seen their logo which does a reasonable job of fixing a bad name. Imagine calling so bigger companies and explaining that you are from Moowee. Might work down on the farm though 
I wonder what Planaroo is all about. Especially why are they at a tech conference. Their logo makes it look like they are in the baby-planning business. Maybe it is biotech related.
In the much better naming category, maybe even the really good category, we like Bambi Francisco’s Vator.tv, even though I was slow on the draw realizing it came from Elevator Pitches. The name style is very interesting, even though it is a simple truncation once you realize what they do. And I should know. I literally made a pitch in an elevator to get my first job out of college.
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[...] Chris Biagini wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptYesterday’s Expo at the awfully named Plug and Play Tech Center had even the Mercury News commenting on some of the strange names making pitches for funding. If fact Scott Harris was reminded of his Dr. Seuss names when he saw companies … [...]
Planaroo is a community travel guide. I laughed about your baby-planning business comment because I can see how you could get that idea. But unless you’re planning on making a baby while traveling, Planaroo probably can’t help you!
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September 21, 2007