Hosting M&A & Domain Names

In WP Legends Episode 171, Freddy Schiwek shares his path from publishing a Commodore 64 magazine as a teenager to EuroDNS and Domain Invest, then building hosting.co.uk into a hosting business he sold to World Host Group, and now working on marketing and acquisitions at Namespace Group, including hosting.de.

They dig into why Luxembourg punches above its weight in internet infrastructure, how an exact-match domain became a hosting business, what sellers should prepare before an acquisition, why buying a client base can be faster than acquiring customers one by one, what sets hosting.de apart in Germany, why data sovereignty matters for hosting, and why he thinks AI is making it easier than ever to become an entrepreneur.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 
0:37 Guest Introduction: Freddy Schiwek & Namespace Group
3:06 Welcome to WP Legends & Meeting at CloudFest
4:03 Freddy's Story: From a Commodore 64 Magazine to EuroDNS
9:19 Why Luxembourg Punches Above Its Weight
11:46 The voodoo.com Story & Why Domain Names Will Stay
13:53 Turning hosting.co.uk Into a Hosting Business
18:41 Joining Namespace Group & Growing hosting.de
21:53 M&A Advice: What Sellers Should Prepare
28:43 How hosting.de Stands Out in Germany
34:58 Data Sovereignty & Why Hosting Location Matters
38:48 Is WordPress an Asset or a Support Cost for Hosts?
43:34 Fun Questions: Domain Investing & Why Freddy Stays
45:51 Why AI Makes It Easier to Become an Entrepreneur
49:26 Closing Thoughts

Music Credits
Live Like Legends (Nightcore Remix) by Ruelle

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