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California AG looks into ICANN – DNW Podcast #272

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What does it mean for the future of the .org sale?

During NamesCon, news broke that the California Attorney General is looking into the deal to sell .Org to a private equity company, as well as investigating ICANN. To help break down what this means, Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Staff Attorney Mitch Stoltz comes on the show. He explains what the group wants to see in any .org transaction and what role the attorney general might play.

Also: Funding news, earnings, marketplace combination, domain auction, XYZ and more.

Sponsor: DAN.com.

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NamesCon Roundup – DNW Podcast #271

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10 interviews from people at NamesCon.

dnw-podcastNamesCon was last week in Austin, Texas. On this week’s show, you’ll hear from 10 people at NamesCon:

Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy
Peter Askew, Domain investor/business builder
Christina Beavis, Vox Populi (.sucks)
Jackson Elsegood, Escrow.com
Zak Muscovitch, General Counsel of Internet Commerce Association
Nikul Sanghvi, Domain investor
Darpan Munjal, Squadhelp
Amanda Waltz, Saw.com
Marlon Phillips, Protected Parking
Chad Folkening, eShares

Sponsor: Name.com

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NamesCon preview – DNW Podcast #270

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Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn preview the action in Austin this week.

dnw-podcastThis week the domain name industry will converge in Austin, Texas for NamesCon 2020. To preview the action, I talk to Michael Cyger of DNAcademy about which panels he’s attending. Then, I speak to Monte Cahn about the live domain name auction taking place on Thursday. Check out the links below if you are interested in bidding.

See you in Austin!

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Show links: remote live auction registration if not attending the auction, pre-bidding, all auction info/details

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From selling vinyl to selling domain names – DNW Podcast #269

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Nikul Sanghvi struggled to get a foothold in domain investing until a big sale in 2015.

dnw-podcastA domain investor’s journey is often filled with ups and downs. On today’s show, you’ll hear Nikul Sanghvi’s story. He was selling vinyl records online and living with his parents when he got bogged down by carrying so much physical inventory. He started investing in domain names in 2009 and didn’t have much success at first. Then, in 2015, he got his big break: a six figure sale that helped him buy a new home for his family and start getting serious about domain names. It’s a great story with many lessons for domain investors.

Also: Bad .org talking points, Naturals and more.

Sponsor: Name.com

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Saw.com – DNW Podcast #268

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Amanda Waltz and Jeffrey Gabriel discuss their new venture and what is happening in the domain market.

dnw-podcastDomain name brokers Amanda Waltz and Jeffrey Gabriel have teamed up to form Saw.com. On today’s show, the two discuss what brought them to this point and their decision to start a new brokerage firm. They also explain what they are seeing in the market and what’s hot right now.

Also: NamesCon agenda, Lotto .com, domain sales and more.

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