Porno.com
Bought for $42,000 in 1997. Earned roughly $15 million in revenue while held, then sold for cash in 2015.
$8,880,000All cash
Track record
Domains are forever.
Public, documented sales, several still paying out through equity. This is what happens when you hold the exact name a category needs.
★ Track record · Domains are forever
$100 million earned.
Sales that defined the market.
Public, documented, several still paying out through equity. This is what happens when you own the exact name a category needs.
Men.com
Acquired for $15,000. Produced more than $250,000 in advertising revenue before the sale.
$1,300,000Cash
Candy.com
Sold to a 35-year-old candy company that wanted to own the category online, with a stake retained in the business.
$3,000,000+ 12.5% equity
iReport.com
Became the name of CNN's citizen-journalism platform. One word, one network, global recognition.
$750,000Cash
Punchbowl.com
Sold to MyPunchbowl.com, which dropped the prefix and grew into an online invitations and greeting-card service.
Cash + stockUndisclosed
Teem.com
EventBoard.com rebranded to the one-syllable name it should have launched with. Equity retained in the company.
Cash + equityUndisclosed
Thirty years
From the first names in 1995
to a $750 million portfolio.
1995
The first domains
December 26, 1995. Rick Schwartz starts buying domain names.
Porno.com bought
$42,000. The industry said he was crazy. It went on to earn roughly $15 million.
Men.com sold
$1.3 million after more than $250,000 in advertising revenue.
iReport.com to CNN
$750,000. One word, one network, global recognition.
Domainer of the Year
The first of the industry awards.
Candy.com sold
$3 million plus 12.5% equity in the buyer.
Punchbowl.com sold
Cash plus stock. The buyer dropped the prefix and rebranded.
Porno.com sold
$8.88 million cash. 211 times the purchase price.
Teem.com
Cash plus equity in the rebrand from EventBoard.
Greatest of All Time
Voted Greatest Domain Investor of All Time. Domain Hall of Fame.
Beanstalk Challenge
$200 million+ in domains entrusted to builders. The portfolio goes to work.
The curve, in cash
From a $42,000 bet
to $13.9 million in documented cash sales.
Only public cash figures are plotted. Add advertising revenue and the equity still paying out, and the total earned to date passes $100 million.
- Men.com2003$1.3M cash after $250K+ in ad revenue
- iReport.com2004$750,000 to CNN
- Candy.com2008$3M cash + 12.5% equity
- Porno.com2015$8.88M cash · 211× the purchase
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