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(Full disclosure, I work at GoDaddy) I joined about a year ago, and the only reason I did so was because most of the executive team, including the CEO, was rep

by diek 12y ago

(Full disclosure, I work at GoDaddy) I joined about a year ago, and the only reason I did so was because most of the executive team, including the CEO, was replaced about a year prior to me joining. The new CEO is Blake Irving, who seems like a great guy (I had dinner with him a couple months ago) and did an AMA on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irving_i_am_the_ceo_of_godaddy_ask_me http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23v7f3/hi_im_blake_irv... . He also wrote an open letter to the FCC in support of net neutrality: https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-american-dream-small-business/ https://garage.godaddy.com/godaddy/news/net-neutrality-ameri... . A lot of GoDaddy's senior leadership team these days is made up of people from Microsoft and Yahoo. I would not have joined GoDaddy in its previous form, but it has made serious improvements to be a great tech company over the last couple years.

derefr 12y ago
Huh. I kind of wish they had rebranded at that point, if that's what happened. I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come.
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- Aldo_MX 12y ago
  > I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come. In the past I prefered Godaddy for pet projects because they used to have lower prices, but until recently they removed all their renewal coupons, so there's not a reason for me to stay with them anymore. For serious projects I never trusted Godaddy because their process to order a domain is too shady.
- tdfx 12y ago
  Yeah, I think that was a huge mistake. They have literally one of the worst brands amongst the tech community. At this point their brand is synonymous with sexism, killing endangered elephants, and censoring the internet. They've been on the wrong side of pretty much any issue you could pick the wrong side of.

by diek 12y ago

derefr 12y ago

Huh. I kind of wish they had rebranded at that point, if that's what happened. I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come.

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Aldo_MX 12y ago
> I don't think any developer with decision-making power will go anywhere near the GoDaddy brand for years to come. In the past I prefered Godaddy for pet projects because they used to have lower prices, but until recently they removed all their renewal coupons, so there's not a reason for me to stay with them anymore. For serious projects I never trusted Godaddy because their process to order a domain is too shady.
tdfx 12y ago
Yeah, I think that was a huge mistake. They have literally one of the worst brands amongst the tech community. At this point their brand is synonymous with sexism, killing endangered elephants, and censoring the internet. They've been on the wrong side of pretty much any issue you could pick the wrong side of.