Company Stumbles its way to $75 million

Iria · Jun 25, 2007, 12:19 AM

Source: SFGate
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What's in a name? For Internet startup StumbleUpon, the name practically tells the company's story.

For starters, the name describes how people use its technology: They stumble from one Web site to another, clicking a button that they put in their browser and getting a Web site that like-minded people have recommended.

The moniker also describes how the San Francisco company's investors discovered the founders, stumbling across them on the Internet.

Jun 25, 2007, 12:19 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Company Stumbles its way to $75 million Source: SFGate ________ What's in a name? For Internet startup StumbleUpon, the name practically tells the company's story. For starters, the name describes how people use its technology: They stumble from one Web site to another, clicking a button that they put in their browser and getting a Web site that like-minded people have recommended. The moniker also describes how the San Francisco company's investors discovered the founders, stumbling across them on the Internet.