The Beanstalk Challenge is no fairy tale™ I have discovered the self-solving Rubik’s Cube. For 30 years I collected all the pieces. I had the cement factory. I had the steel factory. I had the roofing factory. I had the flooring company. I had the landscaping company. I had every component needed to build something extraordinary. The problem? Everything sat behind a fence. I owned the pieces. I just didn’t know how to assemble them. For 30 years I stared at a giant yard full of opportunity and kept asking myself: How do I bring all of this together? Then something unexpected happened. The Beanstalk Challenge™ arrived. Builders arrived. AI arrived. Execution arrived. The fence disappeared. The pieces started coming together. And that’s when I realized something. I hadn’t just found a way to activate domain names. I had discovered the self-solving Rubik’s Cube. The Beanstalk Challenge is no fairy tale™ Don’t believe me…Just watch. Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱 #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #DigitalAssets

This was created by Jason using AI from one of my recent posts. What I find most interesting isn’t the technology. It’s that people are beginning to create and share Beanstalk Challenge content on their own. That’s how ideas spread. Thanks Jason! Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱

An in-depth discussion about the #beanstalkchallenge including a couple of the builders themselves discussing their projects. Their enthusiasm is contagious. I come in just a little after the 13 minute mark. We also discussed the domains in general. I think you'll notice the difference in my delivery between my Domain King hat and that of my beanstalk roll. Enjoy!

People seem to want the T-shirt more than the Bentley. 🤣 I’ve had multiple people ask me how they can get one. Sorry. You can’t buy one. You have to earn one. The Beanstalk🌱Challenge™... Builder Shirt is reserved for builders, judges, advisors, and distinguished associates. You have to belong to the club. And the easiest way to join the club? Build something. 🌱 Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains

If you’re offended by tits and attention, don’t read this!! Every post needs tits. You have a stop sign and you have tits. They both do the same thing. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in marketing is this: Every post needs tits. Not actual tits. Marketing tits. Something that makes people stop scrolling. Something that earns attention. Something that creates curiosity. Because if nobody stops, nobody reads. That's the biggest lesson I've learned on this journey. Some of my most important posts were not read because the graphic did not land. Most people spend all their time writing the story. The problem is nobody ever gets to the story. The image. The headline. The first sentence. The shocking statement. The unexpected visual. That’s the job of the tits. The story comes after. Attention first. Message second. That’s true in advertising. That’s true in business. That’s true in life. No scroll stop. No story. 🤣 Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱

Congratulations Todd and the Dick.com team. 🌱🚀 The Beanstalk Challenge™ has its first “World’s First.” WOW! Not only are we growing. We’re breaking new ground. Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. #BeanstalkChallenge

Thanks @DomainKing I look forward to a GROWING team filled with passion, vision and skills that compliment others as we climb the Beanstalk

Now for the rest of the story… The backside. 🌱 #BeanstalkChallenge #DigitalAssets #Domains #DomainKing

One of the most important strategic evolutions of The Beanstalk Challenge™ is arriving much sooner than I expected. I originally thought this phase would emerge in Year Two. Instead, the evolution of the challenge has accelerated so quickly that it is ready now. From the beginning, my vision was never just about activating category-defining domain names. It was about creating a pathway and vehicle where great domains could evolve through multiple stages of growth, multiple builders, and increasingly bigger opportunities. Until now, the assumption has been that a builder starts with an opportunity and takes it as far as they can. But what if the best way to win is to bring in additional talent? What if the next stage of growth requires a different skill set? What if the smartest move isn’t doing more yourself, but finding somebody capable of taking the opportunity even further? Think about the story told in The Founder. The McDonald brothers created the foundation. Ray Kroc saw something bigger. One built it. The other scaled it. Neither diminishes the other. Together they created something far greater than either could have achieved alone. Most people think the story was about hamburgers. It wasn’t. The hamburgers were the vehicle. The real estate was the asset. That brings me to ACRepair.com and PoolRepair.com. The foundations have now been established. Andrew believes the best way to win The Beanstalk Challenge™ is by raising the level of talent involved and finding somebody capable of taking these opportunities to the next level. The objective is not to replace the foundation. The objective is to build upon it. To accelerate it. To expand it. To create more value than either stage could have created alone. This opens an entirely new strategic lane within The Beanstalk Challenge™ and represents a natural evolution of the challenge that others are likely to adopt. It took 100 days to build the foundation. On Day 101, The Beanstalk Challenge™ grew a second floor. The accelerator is accelerating. Don't believe me… Just watch. Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱 #BeastMode #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #DigitalAssets #Builders

The The Beanstalk🌱Challenge™ Official T-shirt. Limited edition. For the builders, judges, and advisors.

Hot off the press and created at 6:59 PM today. Academia probably would have flunked me. 🤣 Most people start with the logo. I started with the builders. Most people start with the branding. I started with the opportunity. Most people start with the presentation. I started with the foundation. Today marks 100 days since The Beanstalk Challenge™ began. And after 100 days… I finally finished the logo. 🌱 Apparently I do everything backwards. Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. #BeanstalkChallenge #BeastMode

They judge presidents on their first 100 days. The Beanstalk🌱Challenge™ is now 100 days old. What started as an idea on March 3rd is now an official part of @NamesCon Global 2026. The funny part? It didn’t even have a name until March 5th. After hours of searching through my own domains and then working the mines, digging and digging and digging for hours and hours, considering hundreds of possibilities, the perfect domain finally revealed itself: The Beanstalk Challenge™. The minute I saw it, I knew it was the perfect fit for what I wanted to accomplish. I could have chosen a hundred other names. I didn’t. Most people dig for 5 minutes and conclude all the great domains are gone. They’re not. The difference is I keep digging LONG after most people stop. And once I found the right name, everything else was built in public. Not behind closed doors. Not in secret. Builder by builder. Project by project. Idea by idea. That journey has now brought The Beanstalk Challenge™ to the stage at @NamesCon Global 2026 as its premier partner. That’s an important distinction because they see the same future I see. A future where digital identity, entrepreneurship, AI-enabled business creation, and Internet infrastructure converge. Together, we believe we’re bringing two industries together that can benefit enormously from one another. Hosted by me and moderated by @DNJournal Editor Ron Jackson. The Beanstalk Challenge was never about domains alone. It is a live demonstration of what can happen when digital identity, entrepreneurship, AI-enabled business creation, and Internet infrastructure come together in the real world. The movement is gaining momentum, and the Beanstalk keeps growing. 🌱 NamesCon Global describes it this way: The Beanstalk Challenge is a skill-based entrepreneurial initiative built around category-defining domain names and long-term business creation. Participants are selected based on the strength of their ideas, execution potential, and entrepreneurial vision, with the program designed to help builders transform digital identity into real companies and lasting momentum. At its core, the challenge reflects the connection between NamesCon and CloudFest Americas themselves. One community has always centered on digital identity, domains, and online opportunity. The other has focused on the infrastructure, platforms, cloud technologies, and AI tools that turn digital ideas into scalable businesses. The Beanstalk Challenge™ sits directly at that intersection. 🎯 And tomorrow I will announce a big strategic expansion of the Beanstalk Challenge™. Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱 Don’t believe me… Just watch. #BeastMode #BeanstalkChallenge #DigitalAssets #Domains

On the eve of our first 100 days, tomorrow will be a special post. A report card of sorts. As a President is judged on their first 100 days, tomorrow I'll share where The #BeanstalkChallenge ™ stands after its first 100 days. And perhaps most importantly, What comes next.

“I’m fully aligned and excited to build.” That is the common thread among almost every builder and founder I have partnered with. A few people have asked why I didn’t simply hire developers and build these businesses myself. After reading hundreds of applications and working with dozens of builders inside the Beanstalk Challenge, I’ve realized something. You can hire talent. You can hire skills. You can hire developers. But it’s very difficult to hire vision. And it’s impossible to hire passion. The common thread among the builders isn’t their technical ability. It’s their energy. Almost every one of them says some version of the same thing: “I’m excited to build.” “I’ve already started.” “I can’t wait to get going.” They’re not watching the clock. They’re watching the results. They’re not bringing labor to the table. They’re bringing their ideas, creativity, vision, and obsession. If I hired people, I’d be limited to my own ideas. I don’t have the creativity, expertise, experience, or passion to come up with hundreds of different businesses across hundreds of different industries. The builders do!!! Each builder sees opportunities I don’t see. Each builder brings knowledge I don’t have. Each builder brings a vision that is uniquely their own. That’s why the Beanstalk Challenge works. Instead of one person’s vision, I’m getting dozens of unique visions from people who genuinely want to build something great. That’s the secret behind the Beanstalk Challenge. I wasn’t looking for employees. I was looking for founders. #BeanstalkChallenge

Bingo. Bongo. Beanstalk. 🌱 A special thank you to Bob Hawkes for writing the most comprehensive article yet on the #BeanstalkChallenge If you’ve only followed pieces of the story over the last 97 days, this article connects all the dots in one place and culminating @NamesCon Enjoy!! namepros.com/blog/from-acqui…

Beanstalk Challenge Update: Day 97 51 Projects, 32 builders, 25 live Well Over $150M in category-defining domain assets now being activated. 🛳️ = Live CompanyRatings .com - Shaun Matthews Toothpastes .com - Alexander Walker GPF .com - Michiel Grotenhuis Tryouts .com - Marcos Klingler/Edward DeJesus 🛳️ VirtualTours .com - Josh Goddard Fools .com - Dan Schmitz 🛳️ AiDesigns .com - Team Hazen eDivorce .com - Team Hazen Unemployed .com - Kyle Danna 🛳️ GoRun .com - Dave Villacreses Cheapest .com - Luke Heron 🛳️ Stud .com - Dan Schmitz (Sneak Peek) Thumbnail .com - Team Yadgar Property. com - Joshua Goddard Violation .com -Rody Oversloot 🛳️ HelicopterCharters .com - Amanda Jaye 🛳️HelicopterCharter .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ TaxiDrivers .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ SportsWeekly .com - Michael Doyle 🛳️ Watching .com -Michael Doyle 🛳️ eGold .com - Daniel Stanica Properties .com - Arturo I Monteal 🛳️ YouSwap .com - Mark Hoffmeister 🛳️ CourtOrder .com - Jon Kleiber SaveMe .com - Jon Kleiber Dick com - Todd Ryan Schmaltz .com - Manes Dean (Lance Block) JointVentures .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ ServiceDesk .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ Perps .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ Astrologist .com - Rody Oversloot 🛳️ JobFind .ai - Team "The Graduates" 🛳️ IncomeProperty .com - Rani Wilfred Rubdi TradeShows .com - Darryl Lopes 🛳️ PoolRepair .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ ACrepair .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ Weapons .com - Team Hazen (Now Available) BreakfastBars .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ Boardroom .com - GarettThompson Solicit .com - Team Hazen Sparklers .com - TBA Widgets .com - Steve Epstein Associations .com - Darryl Lopes 🛳️ Homemade .com - Team Hazen (Now Available) Banker .com - Angela Chance 🛳️ Fortunetellers .com - Manes Dean 🛳️ FaceFind .com - Team Hazen CarLocators .com - Team Hazen BachelorDegrees .com - Michael Doyle 🛳️ BirthdayParty .com - Team Beanstalk Challenge Update: Day 97 51 Projects, 32 builders, 25 live Well Over $150M in category-defining domain assets now being activated. CompanyRatings .com - Shaun Matthews Toothpastes .com - Alexander Walker GPF .com - Michiel Grotenhuis Tryouts .com - Marcos Klingler/Edward DeJesus 🛳️ VirtualTours .com - Josh Goddard Fools .com - Dan Schmitz 🛳️ AiDesigns .com - Team Hazen eDivorce .com - Team Hazen Unemployed .com - Kyle Danna 🛳️ GoRun .com - Dave Villacreses Cheapest .com - Luke Heron 🛳️ Stud .com - Dan Schmitz (Sneak Peek) Thumbnail .com - Team Yadgar Property. com - Joshua Goddard Violation .com -Rody Oversloot 🛳️ HelicopterCharters .com - Amanda Jaye 🛳️HelicopterCharter .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ TaxiDrivers .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ SportsWeekly .com - Michael Doyle 🛳️ Watching .com -Michael Doyle 🛳️ eGold .com - Daniel Stanica Properties .com - Arturo I Monteal 🛳️ YouSwap .com - Mark Hoffmeister 🛳️ CourtOrder .com - Jon Kleiber SaveMe .com - Jon Kleiber Dick com - Todd Ryan Schmaltz .com - Manes Dean (Lance Block) JointVentures .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ ServiceDesk .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ Perps .com - Chad Folkening 🛳️ Astrologist .com - Rody Oversloot 🛳️ JobFind .ai - Team "The Graduates" 🛳️ IncomeProperty .com - Rani Wilfred Rubdi TradeShows .com - Darryl Lopes 🛳️ PoolRepair .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ ACrepair .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ Weapons .com - Team Hazen (Now Available) BreakfastBars .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ Boardroom .com - GarettThompson Solicit .com - Team Hazen Sparklers .com - TBA Widgets .com - Steve Epstein Associations .com - Darryl Lopes 🛳️ Homemade .com - Team Hazen (Now Available) Banker .com - Angela Chance 🛳️ Fortunetellers .com - Manes Dean 🛳️ FaceFind .com - Team Hazen CarLocators .com - Team Hazen BachelorDegrees .com - Michael Doyle 🛳️ BirthdayParty .com - Team Hazen 🛳️ 🛳️ = Live Homemade .com & Weapons .com can be claimed. #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #Startups #DigitalAssets #AngelInvestor 🛳️ = Live Homemade .com & Weapons .com can be claimed. #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #Startups #DigitalAssets #AngelInvestor

I couldn’t help myself. Bad Boy Rick on the loose. 😈🤣

Just having a little fun on a Saturday. 🌱🎤 But in that fun, I think I may have come up with the official song of the Beanstalk Challenge. Domain King and the Beanstalk Song! suno.com/s/iLfX1ExOtQLv0fNx Hope you like it! Enjoy! #BeanstalkChallenge #Domains #DigitalAssets