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The Domain Empire Built on 50 Stages and 15 Years
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15 years, countless conferences, and a domain empire.
Serial entrepreneur Braden Pollock on building businesses, his approach to domain investing, and lessons from a long run in the industry.
In this video
Choose a chapter to jump ahead- 00:00Intro
- 06:45From vending machines to immigration services: Braden’s early hustle
- 14:20Building Smart Start: 200 ignition interlock shops across 6 states
- 22:10How Braden structures angel investments and what he looks for in founders
- 35:00Why crowdfunding is a red flag and what “smart money” actually means
- 44:30Domain investing strategy: why Braden only buys one-word .coms
- 54:15The state of domain sales: what’s slowing down and what’s picking up
- 01:03:40Crypto buyers, VC dry powder, and reading the market
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