Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
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Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
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Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#2Cool 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.
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#3Cool 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.
Oh no! Is it a copyrighted word? That would put a damper on my plans... :-)
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#4Cool 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.
Oh no! Is it a copyrighted word? That would put a damper on my plans... :-)
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#5Well, shoot! There goes that idea... It's like Xerox. No one calls them anything else.
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#6What 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.
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#7Well, shoot! There goes that idea... It's like Xerox. No one calls them anything else.
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.
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#8Well, shoot! There goes that idea... It's like Xerox. No one calls them anything else.
I've also seen them called creepers. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Princess-Creeper-Snapsuit/dp...
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#9A 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!
Re: Show HN: Startup Onesies - a weekend project
#10What 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.
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 :-)