We are www.tesla.im - an encrypted messaging service for teams.
We are named after the brilliant scientist Nikola Tesla.
People confuse our name with the more famous Tesla Motors.<p>Should we change our name? Please tell us here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uERhq0A9GIRMaIDh8AtAw8_ZHGtUSpNiZbXK6xt56rE/viewform
We are <a href="https://www.tesla.im" rel="nofollow">https://www.tesla.im</a> - an encrypted messaging service for teams.
We are named after the brilliant scientist Nikola Tesla.
People confuse our name with the more famous Tesla Motors.<p>Should we change our name? Please tell us here.
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uERhq0A9GIRMaIDh8AtAw8_ZHGtUSpNiZbXK6xt56rE/viewform" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uERhq0A9GIRMaIDh8AtAw8_ZHGt...</a>
Having a name like that is very bad, because a) you will be forever trailing on the 6473th page of Google Search results and b) it will be difficult to grow a meaningful brand around a name, which already has such a strong emotional charge.<p>If I were you, I would definitely rethink the name.
Do you want to ever show up in search results when people google your company name? If yes, then yeah, you should change it. I wouldn't even worry about trademark issues or brand confusion, just visibility.
Absolutely. Tesla is very well known and is not a common word that you can brand in your space and develop over time like the word "Square." People will always think of the car dealer.