Rick Schwartz

Do We Really Care About Long-Term Plans?

May 1, 2012 By puranjay 1 Comment

Rick Schwartz penned a long post today, highlighting his vision for the next 20 years – partnering with interested parties to develop his extensive portfolio of premium domain names. It is a delightful read, as most of Rick’s work is. And it is a very appreciable sentiment – to build slow, build steady, and create long-term value.

But it is a sentiment that will fall on deaf ears, I’m afraid.

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That Was Then…

February 21, 2012 By Scott Smith Leave a Comment

That Was Then…

Several years ago I owned and operated Numeric Domains before selling it to the current owner. Using the old Wayback Machine (now archive.org) I decided to take a walk back in time. It was only 4 short years ago, but it seems like an eternity, to see what I was blogging about and the state of the domain industry in general and numeric domains in particular.

That Was Then… is a review of the articles I wrote and a light-hearted look at the issues, events andpeople that were then shaping the domain industry and contributed to my success as a domain asset manager.

The Domain King and Others Who “Get It”…

January 12, 2012 By Scott Smith Leave a Comment

Love him or hate him you have to give Rick Schwartz credit because credit is due. For those that have never heard of the self-proclaimed Domain King, Rick is one of the most successful domain asset managers and, even though he has cut back a bit recently, he remains one of the most proficient domain bloggers slugging it out on the web today.

He is also the south Floridian that sold iReport.com to CNN for $750,000, (now iReport.cnn.com), Candy.com to the Melville Candy Company for $3 million plus a revenue share, Men.com for $1.3 million and signature others.