In this episode of Business Brain, we take you inside both sides of a domain negotiation. Shannon wanted resellerrocket.com, found it sitting on a generic affiliate parking page, and opened at $2,300 against a $4,000 ask — then used AI to land on an oddly specific counter just under $2,700 that got accepted on the spot. Dave plays the other side: an unsolicited inbox offer on a domain he’d been paying registration fees on for twenty-plus years, a Claude-assisted valuation, a $15,000 ask, and a $10,000 close with the buyer eating the escrow fees. The rule you can steal today — buy with math, sell with emotion. And when someone tries to turn a price into a monthly payment, remember what FFE really stands for. Then we put your favorite management line on trial. How can I help sounds generous, but it hands your team a blank slate and makes them do the work of delegating to themselves. You’ll hear why specific beats open-ended, why Shannon walks the floor every morning emptying trash cans while he reads the room, and why he lets his people set their own KPIs instead of handing them down. The upgrade is straightforward: tell your team you’ll do anything you can to help them succeed, then put your skills, your network, and your tools on the table as resources they’re allowed to use. Expect it to take a while before they believe you. Getting there is the charmed life — a team that finally tells you what they actually need. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #788 for Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 September 16th: Working Parents Day 00:02:04 Domain Negotiating ResellerRocket.com Spaceship.com (hopefully they’re a domain broker!) 00:11:56 SPONSOR: SomniPods 3 sleep earbuds from Fitnexa: Flat enough to sleep on, and the app is the real prize: https://go.fitnexa.com/brain automatically applies $10 off (or use code BRAIN). 00:13:29 SPONSOR: Hims. With Wegovy® at Hims, lose up to 20% of your body weight when combined with diet and exercise. Visit https://hims.com/businessbrain to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. 00:15:17 Revisiting “How can I help?” 00:24:26 Business Brain 788 Outtro This Episode’s Big Takeway: Be Mindful of How You Can Offer Help To Your Team Check out Business Brain Blueprints Tell Your Friends! Business Blueprints Review Business Brain Subscribe to the show [email protected] Call/Text: (567) 274-6977 X/Twitter: @ShannonJean & @DaveHamilton, & @BizBrainShow LinkedIn: Shannon Jean, Dave Hamilton, & Business Brain Facebook: Dave Hamilton, Shannon Jean, & Business Brain The post Domain Negotaiting and HCIH Follow Up – Business Brain 788 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

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