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'''Monte Cahn''' is a renowned Internet entrepreneur and [[domainer]]. He established the first Internet domain brokerage, [[NameShop.com]], in 1996.<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He has founded and acted as CEO for a number of important industry companies, such as [[Moniker]] and [[Domain Systems]].<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He is currently working on a new project, [[Right of the Dot]], with [[Michael H. Berkens]].
'''Monte Cahn''' is a renowned Internet entrepreneur and [[domainer]]. He established the first Internet domain brokerage, [[NameShop.com]], in 1996.<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He has founded and acted as CEO for a number of important industry companies, such as [[Moniker]] and [[Domain Systems]].<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He is currently working on a new project, [[Right of the Dot]], with [[Michael H. Berkens]].
==Background==
==Background==
===Leaving Moniker===
===Leaving Moniker===
In 2008, Moniker was purchased by [[Oversee.net]] for $35 million USD. It had previously been acquired by [[Seevast]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.seevast.com/news.html Seevast.com]</ref> Part of the acquisition of Moniker by Oversee stipulated that Cahn come along as the President of Moniker for 3 years. During this time he also filled other roles within the company, such as President of [[SnapNames]].<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He left in December, 2010; in May, 20111 he filed a lawsuit against his former employer.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110505.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He filed suit against Oversee, and named its CEO, [[Jeff Kupietzky]], and its founder, [[Lawrence Ng]]; the suit was over alleged non-payment of a $13 million USD incentive plan.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/04/monte-cahn-sues-oversee-net-over-13-million-incentive-plan/ DomainNameWire.com]</ref> This suit does not seem to have been resolved as of August, 2011.
In 2008, Moniker was purchased by [[Oversee.net]] for $35 million USD. It had previously been acquired by [[Seevast]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.seevast.com/news.html Seevast.com]</ref> Part of the acquisition of Moniker by Oversee stipulated that Cahn come along as the President of Moniker for 3 years. During this time he also filled other roles within the company, such as President of [[SnapNames]].<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He left in December, 2010; in May, 20111 he filed a lawsuit against his former employer.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110505.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He filed suit against Oversee, and named its CEO, [[Jeff Kupietzky]], and its founder, [[Lawrence Ng]]; the suit was over alleged non-payment of a $13 million USD incentive plan.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/04/monte-cahn-sues-oversee-net-over-13-million-incentive-plan/ DomainNameWire.com]</ref> This suit does not seem to have been resolved as of August, 2011.
==Industry Achievements==
* In 199, Monte Cahn made the first one million dollar plus domain sale, for [[WallStreet.com]], and later made the first two million dollar plus domain sale for [[Autos.com]]. He was involved in the historic sale of Porn.com for $9.5 USD, another record at the time.<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref>
* Mr. Cahn was head of [[Moniker]] in 1999 when it became a [[registrar]], and set the unprecedented standard of passing its [[ICANN]] registrar accreditation and connection requirements on its first try.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal]</ref>
* His company, DomainSystems, invented the first domain appraisal system, which has largely become an industry standard.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal]</ref>
==Education==
==Education==
Mr. Cahn has degrees in Marketing and Biology from The University of Kentucky.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref>
Mr. Cahn has degrees in Marketing and Biology from The University of Kentucky.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref>