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So, let's see if I've got this right? Your AutoCAD friend has the full-blown AutoCAD program on disk, is a perpetual license owner, wants to sell his copy (actual license not a subscription) to me for $101.00 with no strings attached plus has actually contacted AutoCAD and told them of his plans to sell his software to me and AutoCAD has acquiesced by sending him a license transform form through surface mail and he has it in his hot little hand?
Lessee, that just about covers all the bases.
Now, listen, very, hard ,,,
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It sounded like his friend just wanted to create a business offering CAD services. Don't know where you got the 'sell AutoCAD license' from?
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RedDk wrote: So, let's see if I've got this right?
You've got that left.
He just wants to sell his services as an AutoCAD expert.
For now I think that means making some custom drawings for customers.
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uncrappycad.com is available (unless my entry triggered someone to buy it)
same for cadalicious.com, cadtoseeyou.com, cadyourway.com, cad-yshacktosuccess.com, cadimgood.com, mocadfoyou.com, bestcadforyou.com, cad_for_you.com, ohyouwantcad.com, youneedmycad.com, cadtomeetyou.com, cadforcoolpeople.com, totallyawesomecad.com, sheets-o-cad.com, totallybestcad.com, ill-have-the-cad-shes-having.com (Harry Met Sally reference) ...
What are you talking about? There are TONS of domains available!
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David O'Neil wrote: There are TONS of domains available!
I didn't say there weren't, I just said that there weren't any GOOD ones available 
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When you are blind to good taste, stay out of the elephant pen! 
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I feel like there is not enough "& Son" or "& Daughter" (also Child, Parent, Cousin, Brother, Bestie) companies around. Someone alrady got the singular use, just add another to make it plural
we at Jamie's Software & Buddies are far better then those at Jamie's Software and Buddy
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The name is a sales tool. Ideally it should be an advert in itself. That doesn't necessarily equate with sounding cool - he isn't a retail brand.
When a potential new client hits Google searching for an AutoCAD expert, what terms are they likely to use? Is there a name around those terms that instantly conveys the nature of the service, answers the searcher's requirement, and therefore likely to get the click almost before they have the chance to think?
You need to strike the right tone with it. What type of person is likely to look for such a service? What are their concerns and goals?
E.g. If clients are likely to be people in serious engineering with primary concerns like competence, credibility, safety and reliability, perhaps in a certain age range and with a certain type of background and mindset, you need align and fit with that. They might be put off by a gimmicky or frivolous name that suggests different and doesn't obviously relate to CAD services. Is it a name that won't sound right when they tell their middle-aged boss who they've hired?
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Ian_Sharpe wrote: E.g. If clients are likely to be people in serious engineering with primary concerns like competence, credibility, safety and reliability, perhaps in a certain age range and with a certain type of background and mindset, you need align and fit with that. They might be put off by a gimmicky or frivolous name that suggests different and doesn't obviously relate to CAD services. Is it a name that won't sound right when they tell their middle-aged boss who they've hired?
Exactly this.
Too bad though, that people relate the name to the quality because they have nothing to do with each other.
A name is just that, a name.
It helps to have it related to your industry, mainly for findability.
Naming your company "QualitySoft" doesn't guarantee quality software, just as "GarbageSoft" may just be a "fun" name and may deliver excellent quality software.
Actually, my friend thought of a very cool name, but I've asked around a bit and everyone thinks it's too childish (but they also admit it's a fun name and they'd click on it if they found it because it makes them curious, so...).
Apple got away with naming their computer company after a fruit (and they did a bit more than "get away with it"), so it is possible if you have the right marketing and perhaps a bit of luck.
But B2C has less strict demands when it comes to "looking professional" than B2B.
In the end it's all about keeping up appearances though.
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Try the "This Word Does Not Exist" web page: This Word Does Not Exist[^]
It will display random AI-generated words and "definitions."
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That's actually pretty cool 
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JUUN is rather close to JUUL which is a company which manufactures electronic cigarettes.
Truth,
James
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Thirty or so years ago, when we were creating our company name, we brainstormed word fragments that had anything to do with the work we did. We then randomly combined them together, and picked out 20 or so that seemed pronounceable. We then created a bunch of survey forms with 5-6 of the new "names" randomly threw in to each question. It would ask things like "Which name sounds most like a high-tech company", or "Which name sounds most/least like a company you can trust". We has 4-5 questions per sheet. We then set out wandering local shopping malls, asking people to fill out our surveys. After a week, we had it narrowed down to 3 names that we discussed and picked from. Worked out well.
I don't know how well wandering the malls would work for you in the current COVID-19 environment, but the overall methodology is still sound, and will get you a name that works in peoples mind they way you will want it to.
Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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I'm afraid he'll end up with Company McCompface 
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Always enter ground with mate (9)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Either, I have, (at last) started to understand crossword clues or, (more likely), this is an easy one. Or, I could just have it wrong! Is it:
ETERNALLY
enter ground = anagram of 'enter' = 'ETERN'
mate = 'ALLY'
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Is the correct answer, and you are up tomorrow! 
Well done!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wow!  Really?
I am 'over the moon'!
I'd like to thank the gaffer; my parents; my teachers (who expelled me, half way through my A-Levels); and, most importantly, musefan - who posted a link to a website, explaining how cryptic clues work.
And I now have about 22 hours to come up with a clue! Sh"t! The clocks ticking and I'm already feeling the pressure.
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Yep. You got it fair and square!
Best advice I can give you: don't overthink it. Think of a random word and try to break it up into bits that you can clue for. Then leave it alone for half an hour and try to solve it!
I suspect that's why Sandeep had difficulty getting his solved - he overthought them, but I could be wrong.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: I suspect that's why Sandeep had difficulty getting his solved - he overthought them, but I could be wrong
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5teveH wrote: nd, most importantly, musefan - who posted a link to a website, explaining how cryptic clues work.
Wait.... that link was enough to help you solve the clues? Maybe I should read it myself too 
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Superficial happiness and sense of security increasing ?
You may need this: [^]
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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