Bob Parsons
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We'll just do that, and then this is about January, February, and then October, or maybe later that year, the dot-com crash happens. And when the dot-com crash happened, GoDaddy was born. And then I had, instead of guys, waiting in line to... I mean, instead of not refusing to sell me anything at any price. I mean, every week, at least one or two companies were doing business with Vanish.
And then so we take, and then in October, we wait, and they, we turned the company, we became cashflow positive, and never missed a month since.
And then so we take, and then in October, we wait, and they, we turned the company, we became cashflow positive, and never missed a month since.
And then so we take, and then in October, we wait, and they, we turned the company, we became cashflow positive, and never missed a month since.
Yep. And so I sold GoDaddy until 2011 and sold 71% for $2.3 billion. Damn. And then sold the other 29% for Almost two billion.
Yep. And so I sold GoDaddy until 2011 and sold 71% for $2.3 billion. Damn. And then sold the other 29% for Almost two billion.
Yep. And so I sold GoDaddy until 2011 and sold 71% for $2.3 billion. Damn. And then sold the other 29% for Almost two billion.
Yeah, so.
Yeah, so.
Yeah, so.
Not bad for a young guy from East Baltimore.
Not bad for a young guy from East Baltimore.
Not bad for a young guy from East Baltimore.
Yeah, so anyhow, I mean, the ads all, they all happened. It was just funny as shit how that came about.
Yeah, so anyhow, I mean, the ads all, they all happened. It was just funny as shit how that came about.
Yeah, so anyhow, I mean, the ads all, they all happened. It was just funny as shit how that came about.
You want me to tell you the genesis, how that happened?
You want me to tell you the genesis, how that happened?
You want me to tell you the genesis, how that happened?
So I'm running GoDaddy, and I am never quite sure why our business just stalls where we got a โ 16% market share worldwide. I said, we got the best prices. We got the best systems. We got the fairest policies. We got the best customer service. What are these other dogs? Why are they still right in business? So I hired a market research firm to kind of look at it for us.