Donuts

0 statements across 0 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 23, 2018 by Bruce Jaffe · said 14 times in 1 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names Apr 23, 2018 · 14 mentions · from 0:52
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Apr 23, 2018 bullish

Assertion Supported

Donuts holds the world's largest new domain portfolio with 240 extensions.

“We are the world's largest portfolio of new, top-level domains, so think of that as domains such as .coffee.life.today.news, et cetera. We have about 240 of them”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 1:32 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018

Insight

Donuts' domain registry model possesses virtually unlimited digital inventory.

“Really, the amazing thing about the business is we really have unlimited inventory.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 4:10 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018 neutral

Assertion Supported

Google maintains search ranking neutrality between new and legacy domain extensions.

“Google will say that, that new TLD and legacy TLDs they are in different. I'm sorry, top level domain. I hate it when I do that. So whether, so, so Google will say that there is no, a different, you know, bias one way or the other.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 5:36 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Donuts operates its massive domain registry with just over 100 employees.

“We're a little over a hundred people.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 17:48 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018 positive

Assertion Supported

Donuts achieved 59,000% four-year growth, topping the Deloitte Fast 500.

“We recently won or worth what I would say, well, we were on the top of the list of the Deloitte fast 500. And so we had a 59,000 percent growth rate over the course of the prior four years.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 13:57 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018 neutral

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Donuts generates an average of $20 per year per registered domain.

“You can use a 20 dollar figure as a good average for what we make per year per domain.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 8:36 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018

Assertion Supported

Donuts manages approximately three million active domain registrations.

“We have on the, for these domains we've sold, we have about three million of them out there.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 13:22 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Donuts' domain renewal rates reach 80% to 90% after year one.

“So the first year you're hoping that a you know, it's a 60, 70% probability that the domain will get renewed. And then after that, it ticks up into the eighties and nineties over the course of time.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 11:36 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018 neutral

Disclosure

Donuts has raised approximately $150 million to acquire domain registries.

“Well, we have raised in total about a hundred and fifty million.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 2:40 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

Apr 23, 2018

Disclosure

Donuts operates as a wholesale domain registry for retail registrars.

“We are a wholesaler and we will sell to a retailer such as HostGator or Squarespace or Goaty.”

Bruce Jaffe Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 3:11 1003 With $150m Raised, He's Sold 3m "Weird" Domain Names

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