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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 Vaughn Liley of Nova Registry.
The Sherpas talk about what Nova Registry is doing with the .link TLD, and about the new gTLD round opening up at the end of the month.
Specifically, the Sherpas discuss how this new round will be different from the previous one, how the auctions process will work this time around for contended TLDs, and what will be some of the most sought-after extensions.
They also get into Nova’s plans and strategies for the new round, their SuperNova 200 announcement, and how this new gTLD round will impact .com domain names.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
And to get more information on Nova Registry’s SuperNova 200, go to https://nova.link/supernova200/!
DomainSherpa April 16, 2026
As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT, Drew, and Ammar, who are also joined by Rick Schwartz.
The Sherpas take a look at Rick’s recently announced Beanstalk Challenge, where he gives builders an opportunity to build on his domain names with big prizes and rewards to come, including a Bentley convertible that will be given away at NamesCon this year in Miami! Rick gives details on the challenge, how it works, the motivation behind it, and how he sees it evolving into the future.
They also talk about the importance of domain names for businesses, how AI tools can be game-changers for websites and business operations, and how something like the Beanstalk Challenge can grow (pun intended) awareness for the domain space and the value of domains in general.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
And to get more information and to enter Rick’s Beanstalk Challenge, click this link, https://www.icombinator.com!
DomainSherpa April 9, 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 also joined by Sofia Canala, and making his DomainSherpa debut, Tony Yan, Director of Operations at Escrow.com!
The Sherpas take a look at Escrow’s 2025 Q4 Domain Investment Index report and dive into the data to cover trends around .com and .ai domains and how the numbers inside the report reflect those trends.
The Sherpas also talk about what is the right measure for this information, specifically median versus mean and how to best provide and use the data. They also discuss some geographical trends that are highlighted in the report and that Escrow is seeing on their platform. Plus, they get into the state of affairs at Escrow and Tony’s role in helping the company operate and scale effectively.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
To read Escrow’s 2025 Q4 Domain Investment Index report, click this link: https://escrow-prod-us-west-2-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf/domain-reports/2025/2025+Q4.pdf
DomainSherpa March 12, 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 Shane and Matthew!
The Sherpas talk about the recently announced sale of AI.com and the subsequent platform launch and Super Bowl ad. They tell the real story of how the seller acquired the domain and then they get into why this is a watermark sale and what it means for domains and branding.
The Sherpas then discuss some of the other domains and domain companies featured in Super Bowl ads during the big game and break down how that provides a great amount of publicity and it highlights both the importance and the value of domain names.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa February 12, 2026