GoDaddy files for $100M IPO

Scottsdale’s GoDaddy, the domain name and web hosting company that has helped numerous small businesses and distributed 57 million domain names, has submitted a registration statement proposing a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) of its stock. The company announced that it filed the registration statement with the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday, … Read more

GoDaddy's global expansion adds 21 markets and 14 new languages

GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, is pleased to announce their international expansion is gaining traction and they have added 21 new markets and offering products and support in 14 new languages. Just two years ago, GoDaddy’s expansion plans were limited to North America (U.S. and Canada), and now GoDaddy is … Read more

GoDaddy exploring IPO: WSJ

In a report by the Wall Street Journal, GoDaddy is gearing up for IPO. The report indicated that the company is set to interview underwriters in the coming weeks. GoDaddy, the world’s top platform for small businesses, had made a significant shift in their messaging from the “sex sells” mantra and GoDaddy girl, to their … Read more

Governor Brewer VETOED SB1062 – biz leaders respond

Yesterday Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced that she vetoed the controversial SB1062 that would allow business owners to assert their religious beliefs and refuse service to LGBT individuals. Last week when the bill passed AZ legislation, it set off a fire storm of protests and a stream of letters and phone calls from business leaders, … Read more

Danica Patrick, body builders & spray tans – a preview of GoDaddy's 'Get Found' Super Bowl ads

GoDaddy’s Super Bowl ads have been the talk of the town for years now, and this year is no exception. With their resident spokesperson in all her muscular glory, Danica Patrick is transformed into a GoDaddy Body Builder for their 2014 Super Bowl ad. Danica, in her 13th GoDaddy commercial (she holds the record for … Read more

GoDaddy hires industry veteran Arne Josefsberg as new CIO

GoDaddy, the Web’s largest platform for small businesses, has hired technology industry veteran Arne Josefsberg as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Infrastructure Officer and Chief Information Officer. Josefsberg brings extensive expertise in building scalable cloud computing environments, data centers, large scale operations and information technology systems, and will oversee GoDaddy’s global cloud infrastructure and … Read more

GoDaddy partners with Microsoft to offer Office 365 for small businesses

GoDaddy, the Web’s top platform for small business, and Microsoft Corp. announced today a long-term strategic partnership to offer Office 365 as GoDaddy’s exclusive core business-class email and productivity service to its small-business customers. This partnership supports GoDaddy’s ongoing push to deliver premium small business management solutions. Serving 12 million customers worldwide, GoDaddy has created a simple … Read more

GoDaddy opens 14 new domain name extensions for small businesses

GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, is offering 14 new domain name extensions for pre-registration as part of the new program to expand the Internet landscape. The new domain name extensions increase the inventory of available website addresses, giving users more opportunity to register memorable and relevant domain names. Watch our exclusive interview with … Read more

GoDaddy to launch new domains .UNO, .MENU, .BUILD and .LUXURY – video

Announced today, GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, is the first registrar to sell pre-registrations on the new, ICANN-approved domain name extensions, as a part of a new program designed to expand the inventory of Internet website addresses. The newest extensions end in .UNO, .MENU, .BUILD and .LUXURY, and more than 700 additional domain … Read more

Brian Mohr, Co-Founder & COO of Y Scouts, to speak at Free Lunch Friday

Last month at Free Lunch Friday, mobile app developers Jo Overline and Ryan Allen, better known as the Dapper Gentlemen, lit up the room with a healthy dose of humor and advice with their talk “Embracing Disruptive Mobile Technology.” Their talk drew over 10,000 views to AZ Tech Beat TV YouTube channel. For entrepreneurs considering … Read more