How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A.
CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registrar but has grown into a behemoth in the domain registration and online advertising space, generating over $700 million last year. On today’s show, CentralNic CEO Michael Riedl discusses the past and present of the company, and explains why CentralNic has shifted its corporate strategy around M&A and returning capital to shareholders.
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Absolutely loved this Podcast! CentralNic is one of the most credible brands in the domain industry and Michael is an out and out inspiration!
Great podcast! Such an amazing and inspiring story! Great leader and even greater team! I recommend everyone to give this a listen
Fantastic interview! We love CentralNic as our backend provider and love seeing the growth over the years! Michael’s leadership is only going to make them more successful!
Pleasantly surprised to hear Michael talking about this industry every time.
If the concept of “irreplaceable” really existed, then Michael would definitely be nominated for this title.
CentralNic is in the best hands and the future is very promising.
Overall, the people from DNW made an exceptional Podcast, on many interesting and future topics.
I hope to hear Michael talking about AI again soon, because it is one of the hot topics and especially among his favorites.
Amazing to see, CentralNic running so many different brands and keeping a solid organic growth. It’s really important to pair M&A strategy with an ability to run everything as a unit.