How to come up with a name?

Tiya Chows — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:45:05 +0000

I have spent hours.. yes hours trying to figure out a name for my idea. It has to be cool, memorable, unique yet similar to something we know.. i-something? something-book? Boogle? Definitely not!

Admittedly, I ended up even using a few name generator sites (the one with the best interface https://namelix.com/), but you will find countless after a quick google. It really helped get the juices flowing and to actualise the idea.

Eeek! Yes I may have bought a domain name..

What do I build?

Tiya Chows — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:45:25 +0000

What do I build?

I think this is probably the largest sticking point for me. I look around and developers are producing really adventurous and ingenious ideas and I am left wondering 'well thats done, what can I do?'. For a long time, I kept thinking that I should not focus on creating things that are 'already done' but on 'something new'. I recently came across a quote that has snapped me out of this self-sabotaging and limiting bubble.

"It doesn't matter that it has already been done - you just need to do it better."

Keeping that in mind, I started to explore some ideas. The first place I thought to look was outwards -

'what are the problems in the world that I can fix'That is a big question for a first project. So I decided to change tact and look inwards - 'what problem of mine can I fix?' I realised that that excited me! It enables me to pick a problem that I am passionate about and (fingers crossed) will drive me to complete!

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How to come up with a name?

What do I build?

Watch this space!