Ask HN: Using .org domain for an educational but for-profit startup?

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7 years ago

I'm building an educational startup that, for various reasons, works better as a for-profit corporation than a nonprofit.

I own DOMAIN.com and DOMAIN.org. For branding reasons, I'm considering using the .org and just having the .com redirect to it. The .org seems more authoritative and trustworthy to me, especially for an educational startup.

Are there any long-term downsides to doing this?

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