We named a billion dollar “startup” with the guy that named BlackBerry, Febreeze and Swiffer.

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Episode 805: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to the branding genius behind BlackBerry, Sonos, Vercel and Swiffer about how to create a billion-dollar brand name. 

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Show Notes: 

(0:00) Nothing will be used more than your name

(2:01) Windsurf

(3:50) Swiffer

(10:06) Naming game: Fiber startup

(17:14) quantity leads to quality

(29:46) Problem solving propositions

(32:40) Power letters

(35:04) How Sam names a company

(40:48) Rate this brand (1-10) 

(47:50) Blackberry

(48:24) When to change a name

(50:47) Presidential slogans

(51:43) Recommended reading

(53:39) How David thinks about AI

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