DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts – November 5, 2026: NamesCon 2026 Auction Preview

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by Monte Cahn and Scott Pruitt of Right of the Dot to preview NamesCon, which comes up soon in Miami from November 10th-12th.

Monte and Scott share details about Right of the Dot’s auction that will be happening at NamesCon at 4 PM ET on Wednesday November 11th, their new online auction platform, and featured domains – including Democratic.com, Borrow.com, Fare.com, and CapeTown.com. View the upcoming auction and place your bids at ROTD.

The Sherpas discuss Rock Schwartz’s Beanstalk Challenge, where a winner takes home his Bentley convertible, and other NamesCon sessions, including Thursday’s ICA session at 11:40 AM EST on Nov 12th.

All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!

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This Show’s Sherpas

Andrew Rosener

Andrew Rosener is the CEO of the industry-leading domain name broker Media Options.

Andrew is widely considered a thought leader and expert on domain name value & methodology as well as domain name sales & acquisitions. With 20 years experience with domain names, Andrew has leveraged his knowledge and expertise to make MediaOptions the go-to domain name firm for startup & company domain acquisitions as well as high value domain name sales.

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Jonathan Tenenbaum

Jonathan Tenenbaum (JT) is an accomplished Internet industry veteran and digital asset expert. An attorney by trade, he spent over 14 years with Web.com in various legal and business roles, including nearly 5 years managing NameJet, the leading domain name aftermarket platform.

Now CEO & General Counsel of MediaOptions, the top domain brokerage agency, Jonathan is also the Host & Executive Producer of DomainSherpa - where they cover all types of digital assets, including crypto and NFTs, and where "all roads lead to domains"!

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Monte Cahn

Monte Cahn is co-founder and president of Right of the Dot, LLC, an Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in new and existing TLD strategy, board advisement, premium domain and market positioning, sales and services.

Cahn has been pioneering domain name and virtual property aftermarket services since 1995. He is founder and former president of Moniker.com and former president of SnapNames.com, which together made up the Aftermarket & Registrar division of Oversee.net, where he also managed more than 6 million domains and 117 ICANN accredited registrars.
Cahn helped start one of the first domain name brokerages in 1996, contributing to or leading the sales of more than $300 million, including the first domain name sale for over $1 million – Wallstreet.com – and the sale of Autos.com for $2 million.

Cahn is also Executive in Residence and Advisor to the Board of Domain Holdings.

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Scott Pruitt

Experienced in domain name industry, marketing, sales, management, and customer service. Business-minded and focused on developing client solutions.

Specialities: Domain name aftermarket expert, Internet marketing, SEO, social media, creative writing and editing, domaining, WordPress, software development and user acceptance testing, contract negotiation, & business development.

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