Richard Lau Archive

Serial entrepreneur and domain name industry veteran Richard Lau has been highly visible lately as he has been discussing his latest company, Logo.com. We discuss his background in the industry and his thoughts for the future!

Any domain investors interested in the future of conferencing, will benefit from today’s show!

DomainSherpa July 28, 2020 0

NamesCon offered valuable insights to domain industry trends,  and crypto currency was a big topic, both on the stage and between all the attendees. Hear experienced brokers Drew Rosener & Jen Sale as they analyze trends and discuss the future in the Crypto Meets Domaining Fireside Chat, hosted by Richard Lau, from Tuesday, January 30th.

DomainSherpa March 5, 2018 5

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?

In this show:
• One Sherpa snags a domain for $5k that Richard Lau thinks could be worth as much as $500k; Selling Spanish .com domains; The Soft .net market.
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: RAAS.com, Decimeter.com, FirstLastName.com
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: Grief.org, SMSMessage.com, Comment.net…
• Get your bids in soon for Supplier.com, eLuxury.com, Beerfund.com…
• Plus, much more!

We’re joined by Andrew Rosener, Richard Lau and Shane Cultra.

Michael Cyger December 12, 2016 20

It’s rumored but not confirmed that today’s Sherpa sold a five letter, dictionary word domain name that has hundreds of thousands of exact match searches per month, and thousands of companies use this word in their name…but nobody’s been able to confirm the sale or the price.

The domain? Ocean.com.

Michael Cyger October 17, 2016 18

My favorite way to meet people is in person, and next week I’ll be in Las Vegas for the third annual NamesCon domain name conference, which promises to be a blockbuster event.

I’m making a list of what I need to do to prepare for next week, so I thought it was a good time to chat with the founders of NamesCon about what’s going to happen, what we need to be ready for, and how we can make the most of the event.

Get a notepad ready, prepare properly, and see you next week!

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Michael Cyger January 6, 2016 11

In 1995, Richard Lau registered several domain names that he simply thought were cool, but never considered would be worth thousands of dollars. His portfolio attracted the attention of Microsoft, who tentatively agreed to pay $9,500 for one of his domains. That gave him an inkling he was on to something big.

Later, after spending 80 hours per week building one of the first 30 domain name registrars in the world, he was faced with stage A colon cancer and a series of unfortunate business liabilities.

In this biography, Richard Lau discusses how he learned the industry, tells some fantastic stories, and provides guidance to others that are just starting out.

Michael Cyger April 1, 2013 23