Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks about the domain business. It's been almost a year since I sat down with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu for a podcast. I got the chance to reconnect with Naidu when I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago for DNSeattle. On this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside targets $50-$75 million annual registry revenue in 3-5 years
· Domain RegistrarsCompany predicts strong upswing in registry revenue. Rightside's revenue from new TLDs might be trivial to its business right now, but the company expects big things in the future. Last year, Rightside generated registry revenue of $8.4 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside: Q-over-Q revenue drops, new TLD revenue builds
· Domain RegistrarsRightside's revenue was down sequentially, but up compared to the same time last year. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) released earnings after the bell today. The company reported $55.1 million revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 9% increase over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
XYZ’s win-win $5 million proposition for 4 Rightside TLDs
· UncategorizedNegari wins even if Rightside doesn't take the deal. New TLD company XYZ offered $5 million for four of Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) new top level domain names today. Whether Rightside accepts the offer or not, its CEO Daniel Negari will walk away a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Rightside’s net cost of 39 TLDs: $16 million
· ServicesCompany has spent $52 million acquiring new names, but its net cost is much lower. We've all seen some shockingly high auction results for new top level domain name auctions. How can companies make a profit on these domains? One thing to keep in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside has sold $675k of premium domains this year
· UncategorizedCompany releases stats about its premium domain name sales in new TLDs. Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) revealed stats about its sales of premium domains in new top level domain names so far this year. The headline number: approximately ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
· Domain RegistrarsRevenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company ... Continue Reading4 Comments