I addressed the GeoDomain Expo last Saturday in San Diego and was struct how disconnected these local entrepreneurs were with the concerns of traditional media. They are people like Dan Pulcrano, who owns a few dozen primo domains such as SanFrancisco.com, Chicago.com, and Dallas.com, and guys like Mike Mannix, who with his wife runs Albany.com and Saratoga.com.
After I gave an inspirational lunchtime speech encouraging them to think big and to not squander their Park Place and Boardwalk properties, I sat in my hotel room and listened to a domain auction out on the lawn near Mission Bay. Minneapolis.net went for $6,250, BrooklynJobs.com went for $8,000, and LasVegasLights.com went for $4,500. But there were no takers for Longhorn.com (the opening bid was $35,000) and Carlsbad.com, a community near San Diego.
It struck me that these wide-eyed, generally inexperienced entrepreneurs are holding the deeds to small goldmines. They possess a prime slice of land but lack the experience and finesse to tap them.
It also struck me that no traditional media players were in attendance.
If only there were a way to match the two.
