Turns out there's one extension that isn't tied to a country, isn't a tech abbreviation, and is almost certainly still available for your exact name.
It signals one thing: this is a real company.
We laid out all three paths (with real numbers) here 👉https://t.co/EOpgOqxJ6u
The .com you wanted is $40,000.
You've barely written a line of code.
Same idea. Same name. Same plan.
The only thing standing in your way is someone who registered it in 2003.
Here's what founders actually do 🧵
So founders started voting with their wallets.
66% of YC startups don't have the .com of their name up from near-zero a decade ago.
The question is what they're choosing instead.
A startup spent $1.8M on a domain. Most of its seed funding. Before it built anything.
Most founders read that and think they'd never do the same.
Most founders are wrong. 🧵
The fix is three filters:
→ Credibility: Does it sound legit in 5 seconds?
→ Availability: Can you own it? (.com, handles, trademark, app stores)
→ Scale: Will it still fit after your pivot? Every name needs to pass all three.
Most investors decide before your pitch starts.
Before the deck. Before the intro.
They Google your company name the moment they get the invite. What shows up shapes the meeting before it begins.
Your domain answers “is this real?” first.
Then he switched to https://t.co/UfnHTehlQl. $250.
Two letters. A dot. Three more.
Nothing about the product changed. But the way people responded to it did, starting with the first impression.
👉 Read the full story here:
https://t.co/kgEfUkbHUF
Umari Ali built an AI-powered website builder on https://t.co/TcXJxQ0cMm.
His own words: "Poor name, can't be branded or remembered."
He knew from day one. He shipped anyway. For two years.