“The convenience of using and thinking of and coming up with a name that no one in their right minds would ever choose is that boringmilk.com was available and the Instagram handle was available”

NZ Business Podcast - Paul Spain · The Business of Building Great Brands - Kelvin Soh

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chose the brand name "boringmilk" because the domain and Instagram handle were available and the name was unlikely to be chosen by others

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