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		jnpatel on Aug 9, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Change Your Name Another example: Dropbox originally had getdropbox.com, and didn't obtain dropbox.com until more than 2 years after founding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_(service)#2007-2011

erichurkman on Aug 9, 2015 | [–]

And another: Box launched as box.net, and spent about $1 million to buy box.com. [0]

For earlier companies, you can buy a lot of engineers, product, and marketing for $1 million.

[0] http://www.cnet.com/news/how-box-net-became-box-com-for-just...

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