Comments on: FaceBook Founder: If I Had To Do It All Over Again “I’d Get The Domain” http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Some Famous Quotes on Domaining | Domain Shane http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-25056 Some Famous Quotes on Domaining | Domain Shane Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:39:51 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-25056 [...] for the domain. I think we used Register.com which was also a mistake.” — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder ( I absolutely hate [...] [...] for the domain. I think we used Register.com which was also a mistake.” — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder ( I absolutely hate [...]

]]> By: FaceBook Founder: If I Had To Do It All Over Again “I’d Get The Domain” « DropAce Blog http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21342 FaceBook Founder: If I Had To Do It All Over Again “I’d Get The Domain” « DropAce Blog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:31:03 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21342 [...] Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was interviewed by Tech Crunch and was asked the question if he had it all to do over again what  “What would you do now different?” To which Mr. Zuckerberg answered: “””A: I’d get the right domain name.” “”The moral is that we could get the domain.  We ended up “tens of thousands” for the domain… Continued here… [...] [...] Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was interviewed by Tech Crunch and was asked the question if he had it all to do over again what  “What would you do now different?” To which Mr. Zuckerberg answered: “””A: I’d get the right domain name.” “”The moral is that we could get the domain.  We ended up “tens of thousands” for the domain… Continued here… [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21333 Ryan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:43:19 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21333 Seems like he his saying his regret is not going with Facebook.com from the start instead of building a company on TheFacebook.com then having to pay much more for the name then he could have got it for before it was a up and coming company. Don't think it has anything to do with domainers or the price of the name. This happens all the time people build a business around a name that's okay then once it takes off they scramble to buy the name they should have got then, but have to pay much more. Let that be a lesson if you plan on starting a company with a so-so name or a name that you really don't want. Seems like he his saying his regret is not going with Facebook.com from the start instead of building a company on TheFacebook.com then having to pay much more for the name then he could have got it for before it was a up and coming company. Don’t think it has anything to do with domainers or the price of the name.

This happens all the time people build a business around a name that’s okay then once it takes off they scramble to buy the name they should have got then, but have to pay much more. Let that be a lesson if you plan on starting a company with a so-so name or a name that you really don’t want.

]]> By: Steve M http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21331 Steve M Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:08:08 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21331 Anyone have Mark's actual, exact quote? Thanks. Anyone have Mark’s actual, exact quote?

Thanks.

]]> By: Famous Quotes in Domaining - Page 10 - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21324 Famous Quotes in Domaining - Page 10 - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:04:27 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21324 [...] up 'tens of thousands' for the domain. I think we used Register.com which was also a mistake." -- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder __________________ ` "You are what you [...] [...] up 'tens of thousands' for the domain. I think we used Register.com which was also a mistake." — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder __________________ ` "You are what you [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21323 Mark Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:47:19 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21323 I have seen the same thing to. There appears to be not only a dislike in general for domainers, but a visceral dislike. I am neighbors with a CEO from a large public company. I remember the first time I mentioned I got into domains as a hobby. That was the last time he spoke to me and blackballed me from the local club. I had been good friends with this guy for 15 years. In one of my last conversations with him he made the remark that the reason there is so much disregard for domainers is that "there are too many a-holes with a credit card who envision themselves as entrepreneurs". His last words to me were "here is a little secret for you....the history of business is strewn with those who thought they had everyone by the short ones only to find out one day that the rules and technology changed, and they were left holding their hand on their ass". And all I did was tell him matter of factly I liked collecting a few domains. I have seen the same thing to. There appears to be not only a dislike in general for domainers, but a visceral dislike. I am neighbors with a CEO from a large public company. I remember the first time I mentioned I got into domains as a hobby. That was the last time he spoke to me and blackballed me from the local club. I had been good friends with this guy for 15 years.

In one of my last conversations with him he made the remark that the reason there is so much disregard for domainers is that “there are too many a-holes with a credit card who envision themselves as entrepreneurs”.

His last words to me were “here is a little secret for you….the history of business is strewn with those who thought they had everyone by the short ones only to find out one day that the rules and technology changed, and they were left holding their hand on their ass”. And all I did was tell him matter of factly I liked collecting a few domains.

]]> By: Windy City http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21322 Windy City Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:43:29 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21322 Had I owned the name and it was a supposed fledgling company and a gamble as has been intimated I would have sold it for a 1% share in the company. Would that have been more of a fair price? Even at .5% I would shake hands. Had I owned the name and it was a supposed fledgling company and a gamble as has been intimated I would have sold it for a 1% share in the company. Would that have been more of a fair price? Even at .5% I would shake hands.

]]> By: "The Dude" http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21321 "The Dude" Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:20:18 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21321 Let's talk truthfully here. If the domain "FACEBOOK.COM" appeared at any domain conference live auction, after three months of promotion (and who would be the end users to bring in for this one?), none of us would have paid over $5k for Facebook.com. $200,000? Somebody must have been tipped off. Let’s talk truthfully here. If the domain “FACEBOOK.COM” appeared at any domain conference live auction, after three months of promotion (and who would be the end users to bring in for this one?), none of us would have paid over $5k for Facebook.com.

$200,000? Somebody must have been tipped off.

]]> By: facebooker http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21320 facebooker Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:11:21 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21320 he might be worried that it was an element that was left to chance (getting thye domain), one aspect that if he had his time again he would make sure he was certain of, rather than build up a name that he didn't own the best domain for just because the cards panned out right doesnt mean it wasnt a mistake to secure it from the start he might be worried that it was an element that was left to chance (getting thye domain), one aspect that if he had his time again he would make sure he was certain of, rather than build up a name that he didn’t own the best domain for

just because the cards panned out right doesnt mean it wasnt a mistake to secure it from the start

]]> By: dude http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/25/facebook-founder-if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-id-get-the-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21318 dude Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:38:35 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5875#comment-21318 Facebook was not a 10 billion dollar company when the name was acquired. It was a fledgling company that faced an uncertain future. As Zuckerberg bought the name as soon as he got funding, it probably represented the most significant early expense for the company. From Zuckerberg's perspective, the expense associated with the domain name probably required him to cede more equity in his company than he wanted to. If he had owned the domain name from the outset, it is possible he would have a much larger stake in the company than he does today. Facebook was not a 10 billion dollar company when the name was acquired. It was a fledgling company that faced an uncertain future. As Zuckerberg bought the name as soon as he got funding, it probably represented the most significant early expense for the company. From Zuckerberg’s perspective, the expense associated with the domain name probably required him to cede more equity in his company than he wanted to. If he had owned the domain name from the outset, it is possible he would have a much larger stake in the company than he does today.

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