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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 also joined by Yoni Belousov, the founder of Link Freedom Group.
The Sherpas follow-up on last week’s episode to continue the discussion around the latest gTLD round, including the importance of branding and digital sovereignty and how that makes domains more critical than ever.
They also get into the idea of effective accelerationism and how it played into LFG’s strategy during the recent gTLD round, along with additional details about LFG’s applications, their approach, and even some strings they considered but ultimately passed on.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa August 27, 2026
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 also joined by Vaughn Liley and Dan Adamson of Link Freedom Group.
The Sherpas discuss where things currently stand with the new ICANN gTLD round, with Link Freedom Group having submitted over 300 applications.
They also discuss their strategy with announcing their applications now rather than waiting until the October reveal date.
The Sherpas also get into some of the applications announced by others and interesting opportunities surrounding the new gTLDs in general.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa August 20, 2026
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 also joined by Matt Overman of Identity Digital.
The Sherpas discuss Identity Digital’s recently released Investor Insight Report.
They also discuss their integration as the backend registry operator for .ai domains and trends they are seeing with the extension.
The Sherpas also get into some of the details around the new ICANN gTLD round.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa July 16, 2026
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 also joined by Kamila Sekiewicz and Nat Cohen of the Internet Commerce Association.
The Sherpas discuss what’s happening at the ICA, including Nat’s recent appointment as President of the ICA and the member meeting.
They also get into upcoming plans for the ICA, including the annual Vegas conference, and other possible member meetups.
The Sherpas also highlight the ICA’s recent achievements and the many benefits of becoming a member.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa July 9, 2026
As 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!
DomainSherpa January 15, 2026
As 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!
DomainSherpa November 20, 2025
As 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!
DomainSherpa September 4, 2025
As 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!
DomainSherpa August 28, 2025
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 41:20 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 Freckle.io, OakleafLandscape.com, and Exitus.io.
• They also review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including MountainHigh.com, Safes.com, Farmstead.com, and HorsebackRiding.com.
• The Sherpas talk a little about .ai domains, the use of AI in domaining, and the use of AI in general.
• They also discuss some recent activity of the ICA, including the project with WIPO.
• Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Muse.ai for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur. Let us know your feedback!
• Plus, all DomainSherpa podcasts are now up on our YouTube channel at DS.tv and much more!
JT is joined by Josh, Shane, and Bar – so be sure to tune in!!
DomainSherpa April 24, 2025
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: Orb.io, Kickstart.com, Cobrand.com & JT.vc.;
• We review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including GlutenFree.com, IPAttorneys.com, & LiveClasses.com; We discuss the final sales price for Renato.com, which led to a in-show donation to the ICA;
• Plus, much more!
JT is joined by Drew, Josh Reason & Braden Pollock – so be sure to tune in!
DomainSherpa July 13, 2021