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Mike Mann Recaps His 30-Year Career as a Domain Industry Pioneer in New Video Interview

Domain industry pioneer Mike Mann, who assembled one of the world's great domain portfolios and founded both BuyDomains.com and DomainMarket.com, is still going strong after three decades on the web. Last year Mann (whose historic sales include Sex.com at $13 million) launched his own You Tube Channel that features in-depth video interviews with movers and shakers both in and outside of the domain industry. The shows are generated from an 11am live stream he does every Wednesday morning. Mike had me on as a guest in November and at that time I suggested that he let me turn the tables on him and ask him the questions in a future show. The arrived this morning.

While Mike needs no introduction for anyone who has been in the business for any length time, we have had many newcomers arrive in the industry in recent years and his show is attracting viewers who aren't familiar with what it took for Mann to get to where he is today. So, with 20 shows now under his belt and a brand

Mike Mann

new year underway, I thought this was a good time to do it. So when we sat down again for Mike Mann Live Stream #21, I took Mike back to square one when his story began as a 15-year-old runaway. While Mike told his parents he was leaving, he didn't tell them where he was going! 

 

Screenshot from Mike Mann Live Stream #21 January 13, 2021

The first leg of Mike's escape covered thousands of miles and he has been running non-stop ever since, building businesses and selling domains that have generated millions of dollars in sales with much of that money going to his real passion - charity work. All of the amazing details are in the 35-minute interview that you see below:

 

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