It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe

The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it’s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for [...]

Understanding the European domain name market

Europe’s domain market is very different than other parts of the world. The European domain market has always fascinated me. Living in North America, I usually see .com domains in advertisements, on billboards, or on the sides of service vans. It’s much different in Europe: in most countries, you’re more likely to see a country [...]

DomainSherpa Review – June 11, 2026 – The Hunt Is On

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 19:49 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are Paraiba.com, ApeironStudio.com, HealthSavings.org, and Gustavo.com. • [...]

Nominet sets February date for major .UK changes

A new domain transfer process is among the changes. Nominet, the organization that oversees the United Kingdom’s .uk namespace, is making what it calls “the biggest changes to the operation of the .UK registry in Nominet’s 30 years of management.” Last week, it set February 9, 2027, as the implementation date for its “.UK Standardization” [...]