Thoughts

Andrew Miller

July 9, 2023

Market Trends and Domain Name Assets

It is an interesting time in the markets, economy, & domain name assets. We may be in a recession. Interest rate hikes have paralyzed some industries like mortgages, and have an overall adverse effect on expendable cash as costs rise. Venture Capital/PE firms/Hedge Funds are still licking their wounds. VC funds are tighter and when invested, the recipient companies are spending cash slower. Some areas such as AI are still bubbly. Tread carefully. As that eventually settles back to a more realistic valuation, other areas will grow and spend again. What does that mean for ultra-premium domain name assets? Deals are getting done, and will continue to, especially with the most premium, .com domains. Domains provide more ROI to their owners, whether that is an investor who is selling, or an end-user brand or company that is buying for its business, than anything else. It takes patience, casting a wide net, letting it marinate, and when it’s ready to cook, knowing how to negotiate the right win-win deal.

Exciting Additions to Hilco Digital Assets

I am so excited that Hilco Digital Assets has added two of the most valuable digital assets on this planet to those that we are advising on; Tiger*com and Perfect*com. We will let my above advice unfold with them. For all of our exact match and category domain names, visit HilcoDigital.com/domains.

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