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2018-11-06

GoDaddy $GDDY Q3 2018 Earnings LIVE Webcast, Nov. 6, 5pm ET

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) (principal domain: godaddy.com), the world's largest domain name registrar and "cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures," third quarter (Q3 2018) financial results release Tuesday, November 6, 2018, after the stock market close.

UPDATE: Earnings Release (excerpts below) (pdf), and Presentation (pdf).
• Total revenue of $679.5 million, up 16.7% year over year.
• Total bookings of $741.8 million, up 11.0% year over year. 
• Net cash provided by operating activities of $154.0 million, up 17.2% year over year. 
• Unlevered free cash flow of $175.6 million, up 28.0% year over year. 
• Customers of 18.3 million as of September 30, 2018, up 6.7% year over year. 
• Average revenue per user (ARPU) of $145, up 8.6% year over year. 
• Domains revenue of $309.5 million, up 14.0% year over year. 
• Hosting and Presence revenue of $263.2 million, up 16.5% year over year. 
• Business Applications revenue of $106.8 million, up 25.9% year over year. 
• International revenue of $236.0 million, up 19.1% year over year.

See also: GoDaddy misses by $0.10, beats on revenue--SeekingAlpha.com.

UPDATE: Earnings Call Transcript | SeekingAlpha.com.
GoDaddy management will hold a conference call and LIVE webcast Nov 6, 2018, 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss Q3 2018 results. To hear the call via telephone, dial (866) 393-4306 in the United States or (734) 385-2616 from international locations, with passcode 7294718. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay will be available on the investor relations website at https://investors.godaddy.net.
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About GoDaddy (source: GoDaddy): "with 18 million customers worldwide and 77 million domain names under management, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights and the people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success." 


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2018-01-23

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018, Davos, Jan 23-26 (video)

President Donald Trump speaks at Davos 2018

World Economic Forum video above streamed LIVE January 26, 2018: Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States, speaks live at Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018.

Jack Ma: eCommerce Is Changing the Way We Do Business

World Economic Forum video above: eCommerce could enable small businesses to be global players. What are the next steps?

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 23-26 Jan 2018, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
WEF18 Highlighted sessions:
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  • LIVE Twitter Feeds #wef18 and @wef below
Trump will be there--Swiss mountain town Davos relishes its turn in Trump spotlight | reuters.com.

See also: Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland, a gathering synonymous with wealth and power | The Washington Post: "the unorthodox U.S. leader face to face with global elites"

Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World

#wef18


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2017-06-21

Net Neutrality and the Economy: Investment, Jobs, Consumer Protection

Net Neutrality and the Economy:

LIVE at 2:00pm EDT, June 21, 2017. Presented by NewAmerica.org and InternetAssociation.org.

Net Neutrality and the Economy: How the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Promote Investment, Create Jobs, and Protect Consumers.

 The Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 net neutrality rules were a landmark achievement for consumer rights online and the United States economy. Whether it’s large internet companies, up-and-coming digital platforms, or small businesses that rely on online services to reach customers, nearly every company in some way uses the power of the internet. The net neutrality rules, which prohibit broadband companies from blocking, throttling, and creating online “slow lanes,” are crucial for economic development, job creation, and serve as a democratizing force for communication.

 The FCC’s recent decision to move forward on a proposal to repeal the net neutrality rules brings an urgent need for civil society, consumer advocates, and companies large and small to fight to retain the rules that were secured two years ago.

 Without the net neutrality rules, a small number of broadband companies would become gatekeepers of the internet economy and control how every American uses the internet.

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will give opening remarks. Panelists include representatives from the business and public interest communities who will discuss the economic benefits that stem from the net neutrality rules. New America’s Open Technology Institute and the Internet Association present this two panel discussion about the importance of net neutrality for consumers and small businesses.

Agenda:
2:00 pm: Introduction
Sarah Morris, @sarmorris
Senior Counsel & Director of Open Internet Policy, New America’s Open Technology Institute

2:05: Opening Remarks
Mignon Clyburn, @MClyburnFCC
Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission

Michael Beckerman
President and Chief Executive Officer, Internet Association

Kevin Bankston, @KevinBankston
Director, New America’s Open Technology Institute

2:30 pm: Presentations and Discussion: Unpacking the economics of net neutrality and broadband investment

Dr. Christopher Hooton, @Hooton_Chris
Chief Economist, Internet Association

Matt Wood, @mattfwood
Policy Director, Free Press

Libby Watson, @libbycwatson
Tech Policy Writer, Gizmodo

Moderator: 
Noah Theran, @NoahTheran
Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications, Internet Association

3:15 pm: Panel Discussion: Understanding the full range of net neutrality benefits

Michael Cheah
General Counsel, Vimeo

Julie Stitzl, @julie_stitzel
Senior Manager, Federal Advocacy and Policy at Etsy

Anika Navaroli, @AnikaNavaroli
Senior Campaign Manager, Media and Economic Justice at Color of Change

Rachel Wolbers, @rachelwolbers
Policy Director, Engine Advocacy

Moderator:
Sarah Morris, @sarmorris
Senior Counsel & Director of Open Internet Policy, New America’s Open Technology Institute

4:00 pm: Open Mic Session and Q&A
4:45 pm: Reception and close

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2017-01-10

Alibaba's Jack Ma Meets With Trump, Discuss 1 Million New US Jobs

President-elect Donald Trump said he had a "great meeting" with Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma on Monday, when they discussed 1 million new U.S. jobs. Ma said that Alibaba's expansion would focus on products like garments, wine and fruits, especially in the Midwest. "We're focused on small business," Ma told reporters. "We specifically talked about ... supporting 1 million small businesses, especially in the Midwest of America. Small businesses on the platform selling products — agriculture products and America services — to China and Asia, because we're pretty big in Asia."- more on cnbc.com.

Principal domains: alibaba.com | alibabagroup.com

U.S. brands selling on Alibaba's Tmall.com and TmallGlobal
How a Washington State apple farmer exports to China's consumers with help from Alibaba

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2016-12-14

Dow Heading for 20,000, Stocks Rise, Gold Falls Ahead of Fed Rate Hike

Blue-chip index nears milestone as tech joins the Trump rally--Traders assign 100% odds to a Fed rate hike on Wednesday:
DJIA 3-month chart (source: google.com)
S&P500 Index (source: google.com)

Fed Interest Rate Hike Bad News For China? At the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday, an interest rate hike of 0.25% is expected. This rate hike will be only the second increase by the Federal Reserve in 10 years (the first increase took place December 2015). This may have ramifications on emerging markets in general and China in particular which faces an economic slowdown. A U.S. interest rate increase will likely increase capital outflows and generate additional growth headwinds for China. 

Headlines Tuesday leading up to the expected Fed Rate Hike:

Dow Heads for 20,000 as Stocks Rise, Gold Falls: "Global stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average within 50 points of 20,000 on speculation that the Federal Reserve’s expected rate increase is a signal of confidence that the economy is strengthening. The dollar and Treasuries were little changed. IBM Corp. and Intel Corp. led gains in the blue-chip index as it heads for a fresh record and the round-number milestone ... Its relative-strength index stood at the highest level in two decades ..."--Bloomberg.com

IBM Lays Out Plans to Hire 25,000 in U.S. Ahead of Trump Meeting: "IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty said she plans to hire about 25,000 people in the U.S. and invest $1 billion over the next four years, laying out her vision for filling technology jobs in America on the eve of a meeting of industry leaders with President-elect Donald Trump. Rometty, who is on Trump’s advisory panel of business leaders, will join Facebook Inc.’s Sheryl Sandberg, Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos and Alphabet Inc.’s Larry Page and Eric Schmidt at a summit with Trump Wednesday in New York that is said to focus on jobs."--Bloomberg.com

Small Business Owners' Optimism Skyrockets Following Trump Victory: "The November reading of the National Federation of Independent Businesses' small business optimism index jumped to 98.4 from 94.9 — its sharpest surge since 2009 — with all of the increase in sentiment coming after the U.S. elections held on Nov. 8."--Bloomberg.com

After talking with Trump, Bill Gates likens president-elect to JFK: "... in the same way President Kennedy talked about the space mission and got the country behind that, I think whether it's education or stopping epidemics ... [or] in this energy space, there can be a very upbeat message that [Trump's] administration [is] going to organize things, get rid of regulatory barriers, and have American leadership through innovation ... Of course, my whole career has been along those lines. And he was interested in listening to that. And I'm sure there will be further conversation."--Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after recently speaking with Trump--CNBC.com.

 "Allegations of Hacking Election Are Baseless" Say High-Level American Intelligence Officials: "The various ways in which usually anonymous spokespeople for U.S. intelligence agencies are equivocating – saying things like “our best guess” or “our opinion” or “our estimate” etc. – shows that the emails alleged to have been “hacked” cannot be traced across the network. Given NSA’s extensive trace capability, we conclude that DNC and HRC servers alleged to have been hacked were, in fact, not hacked."--WashingtonsBlog.com

Obama Says No Evidence that Russia Tampered with Votes in Election: During an interview with the Daily Show’s Trevor Noah, Obama downplayed the hack of a private email account of Clinton campaign chief John Podesta. "We were frankly more concerned in the run up to the election to the possibilities of vote tampering, which we did not see evidence of, and we’re confident that we can guard against ... None of this should be a big surprise,” Obama said, “Russia trying to influence our elections dates back to the Soviet Union.” Obama dismissed the hack and the leaked emails as “not very interesting” and lacking “explosive” revelations. He puzzled as to why it was an “obsession” by the news media despite the knowledge that the Russians were responsible.--Breitbart.com.

Trump's selection of  Tillerson lifts hope of US rapprochement in Moscow: "Sergei Karaganov, one of Russia's most senior foreign policy hands, says the difference is that Tillerson is a hard-nosed pragmatist who [as Secretary of State] will focus on getting things done, and leave aside the many political and philosophical issues where Russia and the US will never agree. Like many in Moscow's upper circles, Mr. Karaganov has met Tillerson and says that his ratification would be a signal that genuine and lasting detente between the two powers is a real possibility."--CSMonitor.com

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2016-05-06

US Recession Risk: Slow Growth Economy, Small Business Optimism Low

Evercore CEO: We're 'Close to the End of the Line' for Monetary Stimulus:

Evercore CEO: We've Got A Slow Growth Economy That Is Vulnerable - Ralph Schlosstein, chief executive officer at Evercore Partners, evercore.com, discusses the restrictions of monetary policy and the need for a move to fiscal policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg ‹GO›", published by Bloomberg.com May 4, 2016.

 Video below: Survey Reports Small Business Optimism Hits 3-Year Low

Despite a strengthening employment picture nationwide, a new Bank of America survey indicates less than a quarter of small business owners plan to hire new employees in 2016 amid pessimism about economic growth. Bank of America's Sue Lonergan and small business owner Sal Rizzo join Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss. Published by WSJ.com on May 4, 2016

Video below: World markets continue to behave as though there is a risk of a US recession

 America's profits recession | Authers' Note: John Authers looks at profits and revenues data to try to explain why. Published by FT.com on May 4, 2016.




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2016-05-04

GoDaddy $GDDY Q1 2016 Financial Results Webcast LIVE May 4, 5pm ET

GoDaddy 1-year chart; $GDDY UP almost 16% in 1 year (source: google.com)
Domain name registrar and technology company, GoDaddy Inc., NYSE: GDDY, godaddy.com, will release financial results for the first quarter on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, after the stock market closes. Following the news release, GoDaddy management will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET.
  • Conference call: dial (877) 201-0168 in the United States or (647) 788-4901 from international locations, with passcode 84548078. 
  • LIVE webcast here of the conference call, also on GoDaddy's investor relations website investors.godaddy.net. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay will be available on the investor relations website.
Q1 2016 Results: Presentation (pdf); New Release (pdf) -- Q1 EPS of (-$0.15) beats consensus estimates by $0.03. Revenue $433.7M (+15.3% Y/Y) beats by $3.08M -- GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving on Q1 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha

First Quarter Financial Highlights
• Total revenue of $433.7 million, up 15.3% year over year, or approximately 17.6% on a
constant currency basis.
• Total Bookings of $557.8 million, up 11.9% year over year, or approximately 13.5% on a
constant currency basis.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $115.6 million, up 23.1% year over year.
• Unlevered free cash flow of $100.6 million, an increase of 18.2% year over year.
• Customers were 14.1 million at quarter end, up 7.6% year over year.
• Average revenue per user (ARPU) of $123, up 6.1% year over year.

Business Highlights
• Domains revenue of $218.9 million, up 9.9% year over year.
• Hosting and Presence revenue of $160.4 million, up 14.4% year over year.
• Business Applications revenue of $54.4 million, up 47.4% year over year.
• International revenue of $112.7 million, up 16.7% year over year, or approximately 25.1%
on a constant currency basis.
• GoDaddy launched localized websites, product offerings and customer care across Asia
in January. GoDaddy now operates in 10 languages and 14 markets in Asia and 26
languages and 53 markets globally.
• GoDaddy expanded its hosting services to offer Cloud Servers and Bitnami-powered
Cloud Applications built on OpenStack and integrated with GoDaddy products. This
offering was launched globally across all of GoDaddy's 53 markets and is designed to
help individual developers, tech entrepreneurs and IT professionals quickly build, test and
scale cloud solutions.
• GoDaddy went live on the AppDirect network of marketplaces, enabling small
businesses to add custom domain names when purchasing Office 365 in AppDirectpowered
marketplaces.
• GoDaddy launched The GoDaddy Investor App, allowing domain investors to watch and
bid on domains at auction from mobile devices in any of 26 supported languages.
• GoDaddy appointed Brian Sharples, co-founder and CEO of HomeAway, to its board of
directors.
• GoDaddy appointed Steven Aldrich to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer to
lead overall product strategy and development across GoDaddy's Hosting, Presence and
Business Applications groups.
• GoDaddy was ranked as one of the "Top Companies to Work For®
" in the U.S., according
to FORTUNE magazine.
• GoDaddy was presented with six Stevie® Awards at the tenth annual Stevie Awards for
Sales & Customer Service, marking the company's fifth consecutive year of recognition
by The Stevies.
• GoDaddy completed a secondary offering of approximately 19.0 million shares of its
Class A common stock sold by certain of its stockholders at $30.25 per share on April 6,
2016.

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About GoDaddy
GoDaddy describes itself as the world's largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, and states that GoDaddy's mission is to radically shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. With 14 million customers worldwide and 62 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business. (source: GoDaddy)

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2015-02-18

GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving, Leading Change, Interview, Podcast



GoDaddy's CEO Blake Irving talks about the company's renewed focus on small businesses, women-run businesses, startups, and bringing on a new leadership team. (17:40)

domain name: godaddy.com

source: Harvard Business Review, February 5, 2015 (transcript)

Recent news on GoDaddy--
GoDaddy Updates IPO Plans But Offers Few New Details - Law360: "February 11, 2015-- Private equity-backed GoDaddy Inc., a web hosting platform geared toward small businesses, updated its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registration statement on Wednesday, clarifying some of its tax receivable agreements but not posting any valuation or how many shares it plans to sell. GoDaddy initially filed for an IPO in June 2014, saying it wanted to raise $100 million in the first half of 2015 to pay down debt and cover corporate expenses.... "

Form S-1: GoDaddy SEC filing

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