James Iles It has been well established that two-letter .COM domains hold significant value for both investors and end-users. Thanks to their scarcity, their ability to instantly instill trust in visitors, and their global appeal, two-letter .COM’s are commonly thought to have at least a mid-six-figure valuation.…
Last month during a DNAcademy Friday night social, Michael Cyger mentioned that he listens to domain industry podcasts on his daily run. I suddenly realized that while I do subscribe to a few podcasts, I could be listening to more of the great domain industry podcasts that have been released.…
The Sales Roundup is a weekly blog post that looks into the backstory to any domain name sale. We constantly have domain sales data presented to us, but what is the story behind the sale? Why did a name sell for a specific amount?…
HostGator founder turned domain investor Brent Oxley has a portfolio packed with ultra-valuable .COM domains. From Broker.com to Create.com, Brent has paid a significant sum for some of the best names in existence.
It looks like Brent has added to that portfolio with the recent acquisition of Invite.com…
Paul Graham is, in short, one of the great innovators of the Internet era. Seven years after selling his company Viaweb to Yahoo! in 1998 for 455,000 shares of Yahoo! stock, Paul co-created Y Combinator to provide seed funding to startups with a bias towards tech and online ventures.…
Since 2003, DNJournal has been at the heart of the domain name industry, providing verified facts and figures pertaining to domain sales on a weekly basis. Some of those sales figures have broken into the mainstream, as DNJournal has been cited as a source in the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and even BBC News.…