A retrospective after 300 episodes of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. It’s episode #300! Whether you recently discovered the Domain Name Wire Podcast or have listened since 2014, thanks for being part of this journey. On today’s show, we’re going to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Oh Hey .Gay – DNW Podcast #299
· PodcastsRay King discusses the .gay launch and some domainer-friendly upgrades at Porkbun. My guest this week was the very first guest on the Domain Name Wire podcast back in 2014. Ray King runs two domain name companies: Top Level Design and Porkbun. Today, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
No B.S. – DNW Podcast #298
· PodcastsThis domain company won't give you any bullsh*it. There are many paths to growing a business, but domain name registrar Gandi has taken an unusual one: 100% of its business is from word-of-mouth. The registrar has grown to over 40 million euros in ... Continue Reading28 Comments
i2Coalition – DNW Podcast #297
· PodcastsAn interview with the voice for businesses that build the Internet. The Domain Name Association recently merged with i2Coalition, so this week I interview i2Coalition Executive Director Christian Dawson to learn more about the organization. It’s one of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2020 (so far) in review – DNW Podcast #296
· PodcastsIt's been a long year, so let's take stock of what has happened. On this week’s show, I take a look back at what a wild year 2020 has been. So much has changed since we got together at NamesCon in January. I also talk about customer service and trust ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Elkhan Agamirza – DNW Podcast #293
· PodcastsHow this domain investor has built his portfolio to over 5,000 domains. Elkhan Agamirza’s domain name portfolio has been doubling in size every year and now stands at over 5,000 domains. He takes a detailed view into what end users want to buy, ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Are these domains unstoppable? – DNW Podcast #292
· PodcastsChecking in on blockchain domains one year later Last year I interviewed one of the co-founders of Unstoppable Domains. I’m checking in with another co-founder this week, Brad Kam, to see how it’s going. The company offers blockchain-based domains such ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290
· PodcastsA drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he managed ... Continue Reading2 Comments
One Word Domains – DNW Podcast #287
· PodcastsA tool to find one-word domains and thoughts about the state of the domain business. This week I have a guest interview and some thoughts about the domain industry. For the guest segment, I speak with Steven Tey, a student who created ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Adrian Kinderis – DNW Podcast #286
· PodcastsFrom running a registrar to .au to .film. My guest this week is Adrian Kinderis. Adrian has been in the domain business for a couple of decades and started by founding a domain registrar. This snowballed into operating the .au domain. On today’s ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
