TweetAs expected, SwapFest-Miami was bigger and better. The participants in SwapFest-Miami came away with a nice haul.  The list of winning bids can be downloaded here.  SwapFest is now open for public bidding for the remaining inventory.  Bids will be accepted through Wednesday, 10/27 at 5 pm PT and announced by Friday, 10/29.  In this [...]

TweetThe pre-bids continue to roll in for SwapFest-Miami on 10/20.  As of Monday evening, Pre-bids for SwapFest-Miami already exceed the total bids for SwapFest-Seattle.  Since the SwapFest Dutch auction bidding format will be new for most of the participants, this blog post will provide a brief overview of how the bidding works for anyone who [...]

TweetThe weather in Miami is perfect and the pre-bidding for SwapFest is heating up. One bidder has already submitted more than 100 pre-bids. With more than 5,000 auction lots in this SwapFest, there is something for everyone. Whether you are attending SwapFest-Miami or not, Pre-bidding for SwapFest is a good strategy. Here is why. Pre-bidding [...]

TweetThe first SwapFest in Seattle was a surprise hit.  The efficient Dutch auction model made it possible to auction more than 3,000 domain assets in less than 90 minutes using an auction format that is fun and transparent.  The idea of SwapFest was big enough to justify developing a business around it.  To this end, [...]

TweetIt is always interesting to me to see how folks are building their development portfolios on Epik.  There are different strategies that are working for different people in terms of how they are building value.  This post spotlights a few individuals and their strategies. The Empire Builder – Kenny Hartog Kenny is the largest developer [...]

TweetWe always knew that Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu had vision.  So, when we asked them if they would be open to the idea of accepting EpikBucks as a form of payment for the upcoming TRAFFIC conference in Miami, it was no surprise that they wholeheartedly embraced the idea. TRAFFIC is a franchise worth preserving [...]

TweetThe dust is settling from what was a successful first-ever SwapFest last Friday in Seattle. Herewith is a summary of what was won at SwapFest, as well as an updated SwapBook which includes remaining inventory from SwapFest #1. A recap of SwapFest #1 The prices below include the in-room SwapFest bids.   In total, more [...]

TweetOver the weekend, I had the opportunity to get a lot of feedback from attendees of the 1st Annual Epik Developer Conference.  It was an action-packed 3 days and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.  I want to thank everyone who made this event possible. This post also catalogs some collected impressions of what worked, [...]

TweetThe much-anticipated SwapBook for this week’s Epik SwapFest is live. Herewith you will find the download of the SwapBook along with answers to questions about the process leading up to the Dutch auction on Friday for whatever remains from the Swap inventory.  A supplemental list of names will be published on Friday morning including names [...]

TweetThe objective of creating EpikBucks is to create a medium of exchange to enable transactions that would otherwise not get done, or would be considered taxable events subject to capital gains taxes.  Deals are getting done using EpikBucks as a medium of exchange.  So, the obvious question then is how to convert EpikBucks to CASH. [...]