Ask IH: Would you be interested in buying a domain name for someone who can't afford it but has a promising idea/profile?

Potential growth/profile/history doesn't guarantee success.

I would suggest get the product into market first, before spending any money one can't afford to lose.

One can launch on alternate extensions like .net, .org, .co, .io, .ai, etc.,. One can upgrade to .com once they have cash flow/funding.

Once domain is used its loses its value unless its a super solid domains like candy.com, hippo.com, sumo.com, etc.,.

I think it depends on the price of the domain name. With the shear volume of domains available, you can find a pretty darn good one relatively easily.

For example, I own several short and quality domains. Including: log.fm, boomerang.link, and other.link. Each I paid regular open market prices, sub $200 total.

Don't get me wrong, it does take some effort to find really good ones. Mostly just time and being willing to look through lists of domains. But I think the important thing is to be willing to change the name of your product/app, especially early on. Or taking a domain that is less clean (e.g. "theapp [.]com" or "useapp[.]com"

I've done it. I love thinking of great domain names. One time I read about an IH's idea, thought of a great domain name, bought it and gave it to them. They weren't lacking for funds. I just really enjoyed doing it.

So, yes, if someone needed the help I would not hesitate.