Category Archives: Godaddy

GoDaddy’s Acquisition of Smart Calendar App Canary More About Team than Technology

GoDaddy acquired Cambridge, Mass.-based smart calendar app Canary on Wednesday, ahead of the (unrelated) opening of a GoDaddy office in the city later this month. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Continue reading

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GoDaddy Partners with Square, Dwolla and Stripe on New Ecommerce Service Get Paid

GoDaddy has launched a new service, called Get Paid, for small businesses to accept payment from anywhere, and has partnered with PayPal, Dwolla, and Stripe to ensure customers can accept all types of payment, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks and mobile payments. Continue reading

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The IPO Road: GoDaddy’s Years-in-the-Making Preparation for Wall Street

Once known for its commercials made to appeal more to NASCAR fans than to techies, GoDaddy has upped its seriousness leading up to a new Initial Public Offering. It turns out that the tactics that helped it become one of the largest hosting companies in the world needed an update, and the past few years have seen GoDaddy reassess and reinvent itself to become IPO-ready. Continue reading

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Breaking Down the Numbers of the Media Temple Acquisition

Most IPOs have too much to digest in a single blog. Information tucked away, and acquisitions where the details start to drift out. In the case of GoDaddy there is one acquisition to sort out: the Media Temple transaction. Continue reading

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HostingCon 2014: Understanding Valuation – How the Big Guys Do It

Mergers and acquisitions in the hosting industry have always been a topic of interest at HostingCon. Over the past eighteen months, however, there have been several notable transactions that have helped service providers including GoDaddy reach new markets and new customers, as well as attain new talent. Continue reading

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