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Be a Better Domain Name Investor and Entrepreneur
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – April 16, 2026: Juice the Fruit with Vaughn Liley
Apr 1701:22:34Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT and Drew, who are also joined by Vaughn Liley of Nova Registry. The Sherpas talk about what Nova Registry is doing with the .link TLD, and about the new gTLD round opening up at the end of the month. Specifically, the Sherpas discuss how this new round will be different from the previous one, how the auctions process will work this time around for contended TLDs, and what will be some of the most sought-after extensions. They also get into Nova's plans and strategies for the new round, their SuperNova 200 announcement, and how this new gTLD round will impact .com domain names. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts! And to get more information on Nova Registry's SuperNova 200, go to https://nova.link/supernova200/!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – April 9, 2026: Rick and the Beanstalk
Apr 1001:29:12Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT, Drew, and Ammar, who are also joined by Rick Schwartz. The Sherpas take a look at Rick's recently announced Beanstalk Challenge, where he gives builders an opportunity to build on his domain names with big prizes and rewards to come, including a Bentley convertible that will be given away at NamesCon this year in Miami! Rick gives details on the challenge, how it works, the motivation behind it, and how he sees it evolving into the future. They also talk about the importance of domain names for businesses, how AI tools can be game-changers for websites and business operations, and how something like the Beanstalk Challenge can grow (pun intended) awareness for the domain space and the value of domains in general. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts! And to get more information and to enter Rick's Beanstalk Challenge, click this link, https://www.icombinator.com!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – March 12, 2026: Reversion to the Mean
Mar 13Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are also joined by Sofia Canala, and making his DomainSherpa debut, Tony Yan, Director of Operations at Escrow.com! The Sherpas take a look at Escrow's 2025 Q4 Domain Investment Index report and dive into the data to cover trends around .com and .ai domains and how the numbers inside the report reflect those trends. The Sherpas also talk about what is the right measure for this information, specifically median versus mean and how to best provide and use the data. They also discuss some geographical trends that are highlighted in the report and that Escrow is seeing on their platform. Plus, they get into the state of affairs at Escrow and Tony's role in helping the company operate and scale effectively. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts! To read Escrow's 2025 Q4 Domain Investment Index report, click this link: https://escrow-prod-us-west-2-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf/domain-reports/2025/2025+Q4.pdf
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – February 12, 2026: AI.com and Super Bowl Sunday
Feb 1301:18:28Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew who are joined by Shane and Matthew! The Sherpas talk about the recently announced sale of AI.com and the subsequent platform launch and Super Bowl ad. They tell the real story of how the seller acquired the domain and then they get into why this is a watermark sale and what it means for domains and branding. The Sherpas then discuss some of the other domains and domain companies featured in Super Bowl ads during the big game and break down how that provides a great amount of publicity and it highlights both the importance and the value of domain names. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – February 5, 2026: Good Vibes Only with Ron Jackson
Feb 601:22:57Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT, Drew, and special guest Ron Jackson, founder, publisher, and editor of DNJournal.com! The Sherpas talk about Ron's history pre-domains and all of his activity and work in the domain space. They talk about DNJournal and the annual state of the industry article that Ron recently published, highlights from the article, and Ron's thoughts on the future of the domain industry. The Sherpas then get into a discussion on the idea of the compression of value and how it applies to domain names. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts! For the DNJournal annual state of the industry article, click here: https://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2026/soti/january.htm/
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – January 15, 2026: Get The Bag
Jan 1601:00:06Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT, Drew, and Chris of MediaOptions! The Sherpas talk about 2025 and what they see on the horizon for 2026, focusing on the major trends of past year. They focus a lot on AI - its current influence, how they see it playing out in the future, its impact on the domain market, and how to best leverage AI tools as a domain investor or domain business. All this and more is coming up on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – November 20, 2025: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Nov 2101:02:06Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by Matthew Gould and Brady Anthony-Brumfield, of Unstoppable Domains! The Sherpas talk about what's going on at Unstoppable Domains, discuss Web2 and Web3 domains, and get into some of their recent updates such as their recent integration with AfterNic, and what's to follow on their roadmap. They also get into the upcoming ICANN gTLD round, fractionalization of domains, domain funding, and the domain aftermarket in general. All this and more on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts!
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DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – September 11, 2025: The King and Us
Sep 1201:41:09Tap to summarize(Aired September 11, 2025) DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – September 11, 2025: The King and Us As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different things all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, domain name, digital asset, tangent-positive podcast - where we go deep into whatever topics are interesting to us and our audience. In this episode, JT is joined by Drew and Rick Schwartz — the legendary “Domain King” and one of the key pioneers of the domain industry — to share his candid take on the current state of the market and where the domain space is headed. The Sherpas dive into Rick’s use of AI, including his custom AI agent “Betty,” his perspective on .ai domains, and some incredible war stories from his career — like the blockbuster sale of Candy.com. So tune in and jump down the rabbit hole with us!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – September 4, 2025: Winds of Change
Sep 401:01:24Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by August Piao, of Escrow.com, who is on the show for the first time! The Sherpas talk about Escrow's 2025 Q2 domain investment index and go over some of the reports, domain trends, size of the domain aftermarket, and domain sales. They also get into how August got his start in the domain space and what are some of the plans and features coming up on Escrow. Also, make sure you go to NamesCon.com to sign up for NamesCon Global 2025, which takes place in Miami on November 5-6 and don't forget to apply the 20% DomainSherpa promo code: DS20. All this and more on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts!
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DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – August 28, 2025: Timing Is Everything
Aug 2801:04:12Tap to summarizeAs we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by Chris Zuiker and Sofia Canala, who makes her first appearance as part of the MediaOptions team! The Sherpas introduce Sofia and her new role, talk about some recent online chatter regarding domains and social media handles, and how some conversations are better off not happening on the internet. They also talk about .com domains versus other extensions, the importance of timing when dealing with market trends, and key questions you need to ask buyers and sellers in a domain deal. Also, make sure you go to NamesCon.com to sign up for NamesCon Global 2025, which takes place in Miami on November 5-6 and don't forget to apply the 20% DomainSherpa promo code: DS20. All this and more on today's episode of Sherpa Shorts!
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