Bob Parsons Quotations

You put a tuxedo on me, it's like putting a saddle on a hog.

Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new.

I've never worked to make money. I understand we've got to eat and all that, but I never said I want to be a multimillionaire or a billionaire. To me, that's of no significance. I work to have the accomplishment.

The Internet has changed everything. We expect to know everything instantly. If you don't understand digital communication, you're at a disadvantage.

What I learned from Rockefeller that's off-the-hook important is: You need to know exactly where you stand in a business at all times. Measure everything, because everything that is measured and watched improves.

You got to go down a lot of wrong roads to find the right one.

I learned at that young age that sometimes a really big chance pays off.

A domain name is your address, your address on the Internet. We all have a physical address; we're all going to need an address in cyberspace. They're becoming increasingly important. I believe we'll get to the point where when you're born, you'll be issued a domain name.

I would say everything in our life in the next 25 years is going to be tied into the Internet, and it's going to be the place for communications, for education, for conducting business and everything.

If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.

When I started Go Daddy, I tried many things - like building networks and selling education - and none of it panned out. I lost millions of dollars the first couple of years. I made a lot of wrong turns, but that's the process of being successful in business.

Parents will purchase the dot-com name for their baby. We have been aware of some instances where somebody didn't name their child a particular name because the dot-com wasn't available.

Any company has got to reinvent itself again and again.

When it comes to the Internet, people like dealing with people.

Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it.

What happens when you match an inept registry with crafty businessmen? The answer is a really large scam.

If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.

Like most business people, I want every aspect of my business to be perfect. I know that this goal is unachievable, but it is nevertheless what I strive to achieve .

The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.

But I'm concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.

Go Daddy is not just a job; it's a way of life. Our employees work hard, and offering great incentives is fun and productive for the company.

We are imperfect beings in a very imperfect world, and the one thing we can count on is that things will go wrong, and that each and every one of us will have problems.

I now know that I learn by solving problems as they arise. Rarely do we learn significant lessons, or significantly improve, any other way.

Let's be honest. There's not a business anywhere that is without problems. Business is complicated and imperfect. Every business everywhere is staffed with imperfect human beings and exists by providing a product or service to other imperfect human beings.

Anything that is measured and watched, improves.

When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.

There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: ‘The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.’

I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone.

You need to know exactly where you stand in a business at all times. Measure everything, because everything that is measured and watched improves.

Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.

When you're ready to quit, you are closer than you think

No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.

I believe the ad we currently have submitted will be rejected. When this happens we will have to decide to either go back to the cutting room floor, or raise the white flag.

Go Daddy(R) gives money away all the time. We do it with contests on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. A happy employee is a productive employee, no doubt about it. Giving more than people expect is one of my favorite parts of the job.

Go Daddy is not just a job; it's a way of life. These people (employees) work hard, and offering great incentives is fun and productive for the company.

Go Daddy firmly believes that it has a moral duty and responsibility to help our fellow Americans in the wake of this terrible catastrophe. We absolutely must share our financial resources with those in need. Having donated funds to AmeriCares earlier this year in response to the tsunami, we didn't think twice about donating to AmeriCares again since their funds go directly to those people who are in dire need.

Our commercial is going to be made available to the NFL for review.

We were undoubtedly pleased when Go Daddy's portfolio surpassed 9 million domain names in July. But we weren't satisfied -- after all, it's 'the Go Daddy way' to keep moving forward. So we redoubled our efforts in order to achieve the 10 million domain name pinnacle faster than it took to grow from 8 to 9 million domains. And once again, the dedicated and relentless efforts of our employees, combined with the loyalty of millions of satisfied customers, were the decisive factors in helping us reach this milestone.

We are bitterly disappointed, but we're not giving up yet. It's simply a bad deal for the industry and registrants everywhere. The fact that this monopolistic deal was approved is a loud signal that major changes are needed at ICANN.

You didn't have what we see today. There wasn't some guy out there dressed up like a farmer. No one ran around in a suit.

The proposed agreement is a bad deal for our customers and the Internet community as a whole. We will fight to convince the ICANN Board of Directors not to accept it.

We're excited to tell the Internet community that the best domain value on the 'Net just got better,

There are no tricks to what we do, just good old-fashioned business principles.

This showdown went down to the wire. We were about out of time and had produced our 14th and final attempt. I'm ecstatic about being in the Super Bowl again.

With the addition of these new options, our Virtual Dedicated and Dedicated server plans are tougher than ever to beat -- especially since we just lowered the price of all our Dedicated Server plans by $20/month, ... Of course, lower prices and more customization options doesn't change the fact that all plans are backed by unparalleled 24x7 service.

This year everybody is on a pretty tight leash,

Everyone should have control of their own name on the Internet. Why not give a gift that is affordable, personal and can be used in so many ways?

As the world's largest domain name provider, responsible for more than 11 million domain names, Go Daddy feels an obligation to protect our customers and represent their interests. It's an obligation we share with lawmakers and federal officials, so it is important that we be in Washington, as a base of Internet knowledge for Capitol Hill, the Executive Branch and Federal Regulators.

Customers asked for a tool that would allow them to delegate domain name management responsibilities to a variety of people on a variety of levels, yet ensure they retain control over their domains. So we developed the exact solution they requested.

The response was overwhelming. I like to share what I have learned with others about everyday happenings as well as issues that make a difference in the world of business.

I've received dozens of requests from media outlets wanting to see the rejected commercials. GoDaddy.com has nothing to hide. In fact, I think when you see our commercials many of you will wonder what all the fuss was about. You decide. Take a look and let us know if our ideas, the commercials we produced and the concepts that were rejected are really too much for America's Super Bowl audience.

The Super Bowl is the perfect medium for us,

Our customers are finding Ruby on Rails to be incredibly valuable in shaping their online presence. We are pleased to be able to offer support for a framework that increases the utility of the sites we host.

After 13 revisions, our commercial was finally approved. It aired in a key position Sunday, as the first half of the game was winding down, and it aired by itself, with no other advertisers rubbing up against it. The critics didn't rank it very highly, but the people, the ones who matter, did. People came to see our commercial on the Internet by the thousands and they just keep coming.

The web-only version is popular, but our 'Road to the Super Bowl' section is also getting a great deal of interest. People want to see why so many of our ads were rejected in the first place. The bottom line is not to please the critics or win an Academy Award. The important thing is to reach the customer.

This, like our other 'Internet only' versions, should be a lot of fun.

It's exciting to know that the customers who made us No. 1 in domains have stayed with us for their hosting needs,

By offering RSS feeds -- which is one of the hottest technologies on the Internet right now -- our customers can subscribe to the exact, updated information they need. RSS is just another example of how Go Daddy(R), in response to customer requests, leveraged the latest Internet technology for our customers' benefit.

I ask you, what is more American than parody? Last year really struck a nerve. GoDaddy.com is definitely on someone's radar.

ICANN must be open and transparent in its actions. We need to see these reports made public and verified by a third party. Internet registrars, service providers and users demand that ICANN be held accountable.

.com domain names still account for more than 80% of net new registrations. If there is any automatic change in pricing in the agreement, it should be for an annual decrease resulting from economies of scale and efficiencies that naturally occur in our industry.

The media attention that we have received up to the Super Bowl has been far and away more than any of us at Go Daddy would have dared to dream,