🏷️ Finding a name for the AI residency
Lizzie and I were on the train brainstorming a bunch of ideas.
💡 Early Concepts
- The mickAI mouse clubhouse
- The black boba club
- The motion residency
🎯 Naming Criteria
- Viral potential: If you say you're accepted into the "X" residency, it should invoke curiosity and feel big.
- Noun: People should be able to say the name itself without "residency" behind it (like YC).
- Simplicity: No "how do you spell that?"
- Brevity: Two syllables max.
- Depth: Has some meaning, lore, or symbolism.
- Versatility: Should be relatable to both tech and creative founders in AI.
🏆 Top Choice: Native
Inspired by "AI Native"
- The Vision: We could create a really cool brand from it.
- The Aesthetic: While many companies look at the future, nobody has a mainstream modern/tribalism/nature-driven design.
- Scalability: Expandable brand that's not limited locally:
- The Native Jakarta
- The Native Vietnam
- And eventually—The Native SF
- Texture: The brand could have variance in textures based on the region.
🥈 Alternative: Season
- The Vibe: Television references—bingeworthy, drama.
- The Hook: There's always the next Season to watch what these builders do.
- The Cadence: Intakes could be Season 1, 2, 3 or Season: Spring, Summer, Winter.