sales $50M startup company uses .ai domain

[sohel momin]

Artificial Intelligence startup Vianai Systems / Vian.ai launched yesterday.
The company raised $50 million in funds. Vianai Systems, set up by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka after his exit from Infosys last year.
VianSystems.com is also own by the company but it redirects to Vian.ai


Read more at:

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vian-systems#section-locked-charts

economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/69421014.cms

 

[Argentum]

And cant afford .com
Clowns.

 

[TERADOMAIN]

.com own by one of my friend since long time. Way before this new company founded.

Thanks

 

[gtldomainer]

https://www.vian.com/2019/09/03/how-big-is-the-universe/ .. nice read.

 

[Alessandro Couteau]

And cant afford .com
Clowns.

Did you read VianSystems.com is also owned by them ... or were you referring to them needing to own Vian.com ... did you bother to think that they tried to buy Vian.com which is a developed site - just because you have money doesn’t mean everything is for sale, unless it’s for a stupidly absurd price that is Not of market value - which would make no sense to the company to spend $1M + on Vian.com as an investment in their brand, when they have two great names ...

 

[griff]

They seem to own these: VianSystems (.com, .org and .net), VianaiSystems.com, Vian.ai, Vian.systems, Vianai.systems, Vianai (.net, .org, .info). Maybe they've got a domainer in their ranks

 

[sharastar]

Did you read VianSystems.com is also owned by them ... or were you referring to them needing to own Vian.com ... did you bother to think that they tried to buy Vian.com which is a developed site - just because you have money doesn’t mean everything is for sale, unless it’s for a stupidly absurd price that is Not of market value - which would make no sense to the company to spend $1M + on Vian.com as an investment in their brand, when they have two great names ...

But I think still getting Vian.com or Vianai.com would be their best move even if it was 1M or more if they are going big.Investing in your web presence is a must when you have your own word available.

 

[sharastar]

They seem to own: VianSystems.com, VianaiSystems.com, Vian.ai, Vian.systems and Vianai.systems. Maybe they've got a domainer in their ranks

Yup they surely understand the importance of owning such names which gives boost to their marketing arsenal.Then they must have know that they must also have Vian.com and Vianai.com too.Hopefully they will get it soon I think.

 

[HotKey]

The upgrade to the .com would be to getting the matching extension where the split coincides with the name/keyword. In this case, Vianai, they've already gotten the upgrade, a perfect combo with Vian and the ai extension. No reason to downgrade to the .com, where the acquisition would only be for forwarding purposes.

 

[Alessandro Couteau]

But I think still getting Vian.com or Vianai.com would be their best move even if it was 1M or more if they are going big.Investing in your web presence is a must when you have your own word available.

Well let me tell you when you have a $1,000,000 and it’s investor money - you try convincing them that it’s a worthy investment in something you can’t even see physically ... the room would go silent, why do you think big domain sales don’t occur as often as they used to ... it’s all hush hush and marketing teams don’t understand domains like they used to, it takes a lot of powerful persuasion to get someone to see things from a domainers perspective

Even then - I don’t believe Vian.com is a seven figure name - in China they’ll offer you peanuts and in the USA people will ask what’s Vian ... these are your two biggest markets

 

[Steven McEvoy]

And cant afford .com
Clowns.

The .com is already in use.

 

[MTB]

Vianai.com, everything else is confusing. Keep it simple.

 

[Beezy]

.ai and .io are so amazing for entrepreneurs. great trend that people are moving off .com when it's not available.

 

[Steven McEvoy]

I do like .co as well! for those who cant afford .com

 

[MTB]

.ai and .io are so amazing for entrepreneurs. great trend that people are moving off .com when it's not available.

Respect your opinion but disagree.

Lower case: .ai, .io
Upper case: .AI, .IO
Is it i/I or l/L?

Lower case: .com
Upper case: .COM

It just confuses people, and the "silver surfer" makes up the largest part of the market.

 

[MTB]

I do like .co as well! for those who cant afford .com

Never registered a .co but it's on my list just for the simplicity factor. Anyone selling gold.co?

 

[MTB]

Well let me tell you when you have a $1,000,000 and it’s investor money - you try convincing them that it’s a worthy investment in something you can’t even see physically ... the room would go silent, why do you think big domain sales don’t occur as often as they used to ... it’s all hush hush and marketing teams don’t understand domains like they used to, it takes a lot of powerful persuasion to get someone to see things from a domainers perspective

Even then - I don’t believe Vian.com is a seven figure name - in China they’ll offer you peanuts and in the USA people will ask what’s Vian ... these are your two biggest markets

The best way to win a boardroom argument for domain name purchase would be a valuable domain name in its own right, aside from the brand in question. If the company goes bust then vian.whatever will be totally worthless. If the brand was more generic, say ocean.com then in 5 years when everyone's clearing out their deskspace the domain will hold its value.

 

[platey]

.com own by one of my friend since long time. Way before this new company founded.

Thanks

But looks like he doesn't need dot com though

 

[platey]

. ai

Would beat

. Com

In organic seo all day long and twice on Sundays lol

 

[TERADOMAIN]

But looks like he doesn't need dot com though

My friend already received 4 different offers of $XXXXX from 4 different companies.

People need .com with right price.

Thanks