diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fba2416..f35294a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class CounterController {
 
 ```HTML
 <div>
-    <p>Clicked: {{vm.counter}} times </p>
-    <button ng-click='vm.increment()'>+</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.decrement()'>-</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.incrementIfOdd()'>Increment if odd</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.incrementAsync()'>Increment Async</button>
+    <p>Clicked: {{counter.value}} times </p>
+    <button ng-click='counter.increment()'>+</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.decrement()'>-</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.incrementIfOdd()'>Increment if odd</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.incrementAsync()'>Increment Async</button>
 </div>
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/counter/components/counter.html b/examples/counter/components/counter.html
index 7912361..416e431 100644
--- a/examples/counter/components/counter.html
+++ b/examples/counter/components/counter.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div>
-    <p>Clicked: {{vm.counter}} times </p>
+    <p>Clicked: {{counter.value}} times </p>
 
-    <button ng-click='vm.increment()'>+</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.decrement()'>-</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.incrementIfOdd()'>Increment if odd</button>
-    <button ng-click='vm.incrementAsync()'>Increment Async</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.increment()'>+</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.decrement()'>-</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.incrementIfOdd()'>Increment if odd</button>
+    <button ng-click='counter.incrementAsync()'>Increment Async</button>
 </div>
diff --git a/examples/counter/components/counter.js b/examples/counter/components/counter.js
index f6d69c2..c574ea9 100644
--- a/examples/counter/components/counter.js
+++ b/examples/counter/components/counter.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as CounterActions from '../actions/counter';
 export default function counter() {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
-    controllerAs: 'vm',
+    controllerAs: 'counter',
     controller: CounterController,
     template: require('./counter.html'),
     scope: {}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CounterController {
   // Which part of the Redux global state does our component want to receive on $scope?
   mapStateToScope(state) {
     return {
-      counter: state.counter
+      value: state.counter
     };
   }
 }
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