yname

Generates a YC-style startup name using a tiny neural network trained on real YC names.

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yname generates startup name ideas in the style of real Y Combinator companies, using a tiny character-level neural network trained from scratch on 6,194 actual YC company names, running entirely locally in the browser with no server call or LLM. It targets founders brainstorming a startup name who want something in the spirit of real, successful YC companies rather than a generic name generator.

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