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We are delighted to present Monte Cahn 🇺🇸, Founder and Managing Director of RightOfTheDot, LLC, Dot Hip Hop, LLC, and Internet Equity Limitada, as a first-time speaker at Domain Summit Europe 2025! A true pioneer in the domain industry, Monte has been shaping the digital landscape since 1994, with over $590M in domain and digital asset sales, earning him a 2010 Domain Hall of Fame induction by his peers. Monte grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his parents ran a successful furniture business. Inspired by his grandmother in San Diego, who sent him articles about the biotech boom, Monte decided at age 13 to pursue a medical career. He studied at the University of Kentucky, where, during his junior year, he interned at a medical equipment company and became their top salesman - prompting them to open a branch in Lexington. Funding his education with his earnings, he graduated in 1987 with degrees in Marketing and Biology. That year, he relocated to South Florida for its medical market and finer weather, establishing a business marketing cardiology equipment. Monte’s early career flourished when he joined Eli Lilly’s struggling IVAC Corp. in Miami in 1989, elevating the unit from #111 to #4 in two years. He then co-founded Pyxis Corporation in San Diego, developing automated medication systems now used globally in hospitals, taking the company public, and selling it to Cardinal Health. After dabbling in online medical records startups, Monte entered the domain industry in 1996, founding NameShop.com - the first domain brokerage - and brokering landmark sales like WallStreet.com for $1.03M and Autos.com for $2.1M in 1999, igniting the dot-com buying frenzy. He later founded Moniker.com and served as President of SnapNames.com, introducing WHOIS privacy, domain escrow, and live auctions, with sales like Slots.com for $5.5M. Today, Monte leads RightOfTheDot, LLC, a licensed business and premium domain auction and brokerage firm, offering expert consultancy on TLD strategy, contention resolution, board advisement, and market positioning. He also heads Dot Hip Hop, LLC, the ICANN-accredited registry for .HipHop domain names, empowering the global hip-hop community with digital branding solutions, and Internet Equity Limitada, focusing on domain and web traffic monetization. His ventures have supported numerous TLD launches through strategic promotions and auctions. Beyond his domain enterprises, Monte is an active investor in diverse projects, including Diamante Eco Adventure Park in Costa Rica, HaciendaDiamante.com - a luxury villa rental in Costa Rica - Desktop.com, CrashNBurn/Aero Vegas, S3 Restaurant on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL, Bidtellect.com, an online native advertising firm, WeedClub.com, and the Marriott Courtyard in Jupiter, FL. He’s spoken at over 150 industry events, including NamesCon, DomainFest, and PubCon, sharing expertise on domains, branding, and intellectual property. Monte’s session, “.HipHop: Taking Over and Tuning Up a TLD,” will take place on September 3, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 3:50 PM on Stage 1 (Executive Stage). In this 20-minute talk, Monte will take us behind the scenes of how his team revived and rebranded the .HipHop TLD, breathing new life into a niche extension with significant cultural potential. He’ll explore the challenges, strategy, and creative vision behind connecting the .HipHop domain with the global hip-hop community, offering valuable insights for domain investors and tech enthusiasts. Don’t miss this deep dive into turning a TLD into a cultural phenomenon! Join us in 2025! Register today: london25.domainsummit.com/e/… #DomainSummit2025 #DomainInvesting #Branding #DigitalIdentity #RightOfTheDot

Running it back this week in Austin Consensus ►DomainFest

Going to @NamesCon / @cloudfest ? Have a listen to the man behind it all Soeren von Varchmin. His story, his dedication to philanthropy, this years show, and I ask some hard questions about the show itself. Thanks @svvarchmin uncomfortable.link/2234945/1… #domains #domainfest #cloudfest #namescon #conference

Domain Fest: Where My Journey into the World of Online Assets Began. Witnessing names sell for astonishing amounts, I found my passion in acquiring legal domains Speaker: Braden Pollock | @BradenPollock #DomainFest #OnlineAssets #LegalDomains

Do You Remember🤔: DOMAINfest 2009: Domain Build-Outs with @Castello_Bros & @DInvesting youtube.com/watch?v=VxFJBQ9Y…

PANDI Gelar Festival Domain Pertama dan Terbesar di Indonesia DomainFest .id #TempoTekno tekno.tempo.co/read/1767099/…

Hi, #SahabatID ! Sudah semakin dekat buat kita berjumpa di #DomainFest. Banyak kemeriahan juga hadiah dengan total jutaan rupiah yang sudah #MinDi siapkan untuk seluruh #SahabatID, nih. Ayo, #MinDi tunggu kehadiran kalian semua, ya #SahabatID!

Domainfest .id Photo Contest! Hi, #SahabatID! Siapa yang suka foto-foto dan mau dapetin hadiah menarik dari PANDI? Ikutan Photo Contestnya aja! Caranya gampang banget, kok! Slide ke samping untuk syarat dan ketentuannya, ya, dan jangan lupa pakai twibbonnya!

Nggak ketinggalan dengan total hadiah juta-an rupiah, yang sudah siap #MinDi bagikan untuk semua #SahabatID yang akan hadir di #DomainFest. Tunggu apa lagi? Ayo, jangan sampai ketinggalan! Daftarkan diri kalian sekarang di: s.id/domainfest

Sampai jumpa di #DomainFest pada tanggal 1-2 September 2023 yang berlokasi di @thebreeze_bsd! #PANDI #PandiID #DomainID #IdentitasBangsa #DomainIndonesia #DomainFest #Pandi17Th #PANDIAnniversary17Th

Hi, #SahabatID! Semakin dekat aja, nih menuju #DomainFest! Tinggal 5 hari lagi aja, buat kita berjumpa dalam Euforia keseruannya. Duhh.. nggak kerasa bangetkan? Beragam kegiatan, sudah siap kita persiapkan untuk semua #SahabatID yang akan hadir di #DomainFest!

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Hallo, #SahabatID!! 6 Hari lagi menuju #DomainFest! Sudah siap menjadi bagian dari keseruan #DomainFest? Jangan sampai ketinggalan, ya! Ayo, mulai daftarkan diri kalian dari sekarang di: s.id/domainfest

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#IDentitasBangsa ya! Gampang bangetkan caranya? Yuk, mulai jawab pertanyaannya! Selamat bermain #SahabatID! #PANDI #PANDIID #DomainID #IdentitasBangsa #DomainIndonesia #DomainFest #Pandi17Th #PANDIAnniversary17Th #kuisinstagram #quiztime #kuis #giveaway #kuisberhadiah #hadiah

Cara ikutan #PANDIQUIZ: 1. Pastikan kamu sudah Follow akun Instagram @pandi_id 2. Like seluruh postingan @pandi_id sebanyak-banyaknya 3. Jawab pertanyaan dengan benar di kolom komentar, Tag 3 akun teman kamu buat ikutan juga dan jangan lupa, sertakan Hashtag #PANDI #DomainFest

Euforia keseruan acara Domainfest .id sudah semakin terasa! Tinggal 7 hari menuju moment tak terlupakan dengan berbagai ilmu dan rangkaian acara menarik di dalamnya. Catat tanggalnya dan sampai bertemu di Domainfest .id, #SahabatID !✨

Dan khusus pembelian di lokasi acara Domainfest pada tanggal 1-2 September 2023 kamu mendapatkan harga yg spesial lagi sebesar Rp 117.000-, Keterangan: - Harga belum termasuk pajak 11% - Harga untuk pendaftaran baru di tahun pertama

Ayok segera daftarkan nama domain ~.id kamu melalui Registrasi kami. #PANDI #PandiID #DomainID #IdentitasBangsa #DomainIndonesia #DomainFest #Pandi17Th #PANDIAnniversary17Th