Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project

by coreymaass • 13 years ago

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tehwebguy• 13 years ago

Cool idea!

FYI a few years back when the Where The Wild Things Are movie made onesies super popular again my old company printed some for one of our bands and called them "onesies" - Gerber sent us a cease & desist letter within a month for using their trademark.

Bummer because (infant) bodysuit doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

coreymaass6• 13 years ago

Oh no! Is it a copyrighted word? That would put a damper on my plans... :-)

morgo• 13 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onesies_(brand)

madoublet• 13 years ago

Some ideas: ourbabystartup.com, mybabystartup.com, lilstartup.com.

These are all available. And, it gives you options for other baby products.

coreymaass6• 13 years ago

Well, shoot! There goes that idea... It's like Xerox. No one calls them anything else.

ferrisford• 13 years ago

You might get away with "Onesies" if you actually use Gerber brand clothes to make your product. You'd need the Gerber logo tag in the product photo and even then they probably won't like it.

For alternatives you can go with one-piece, (baby)jumpsuit, or rompers. Creepers is the term everyone uses in the UK.

Source - Too much time dealing with this exact naming issue.

coreymaass6• 13 years ago

Appreciate you sharing your experience. Never even thought about it.

abemassry• 13 years ago

I've also seen them called creepers. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Princess-Creeper-Snapsuit/dp...

kscottz• 13 years ago

What about mommy's little start up? This seems like most of the start-ups I've come to know. Daddy, the non-technical co-founder just throws in some DNA and management and slaps his name all over the product. Mommy, the technical co-founder and lead engineer, does most of the work and doesn't get any recognition.

coreymaass6• 13 years ago

Ha! This has been a source of much debate, actually. Most female entrepreneur-friends I spoke with said they'd feel left out, and I hate that. But I had to start with one product, so I figured I'd go for the larger market first, and then expand. I definitely want to give credit where it's due :-)

desouzt2• 13 years ago

A onesie has a completely different meaning in England (it's like an all in one pyjamas) - I was expecting something like this : http://c84e75a0be4d36ae45af-2d30e5c80739923c8e8ade725c23fc90...

But your site seems to be suggesting something slightly different? Either way, it's a cool idea!

coreymaass6• 13 years ago

Yeah, try googling "startup onesie" - it's a bunch of grown-ups. The U.S. Would be my market focus, and I thought this was the main term used here...

Another lesson learned in "know your market well".

desouzt2• 13 years ago

Ah I see! Sorry I thought I was going to be able to order a onesie (all in one pyjama) with my startup logo/text on it! Congrats on building the site and getting it done though - always good to actually do it rather than just talk about doing it.

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