If this were a startup that was trying to grow as fast as possible, it would be ...

pg on May 27, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why doesn't HN get the hackernews.com domain?

If this were a startup that was trying to grow as fast as possible, it would be a good idea to own the domain. It would make the site easier to find. But we're not trying to grow, so we don't want to make HN easier to find.