Colin Campbell (entrepreneur)
Colin C. Campbell | |
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 Colin C. Campbell in May 2015 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of Internet Direct (1994–1999); CEO of Tucows (1997–1999); President and CEO of .Club Domains LLC |
| Website | |
Colin C. Campbell is a Canadian entrepreneur and author who has co-founded several Internet and technology startup companies, including Internet Direct, Tucows, Hostopia,[1] Paw.com, GeeksforLess.com, .Club Domains LLC, the operator of .club, and Startup Club.
Career[edit]
Campbell has co-founded several Internet and technology companies, including Internet Direct, the domain registrar Tucows, and Hostopia, a website hosting and service provider sold to Deluxe.[2][3] Campbell is a founding member of .CA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and served on its board of directors from June 2001 to January 2003.[4]
Campbell was the founder and CEO of the domain name registry .Club Domains LLC, which operates the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) string .club.[5][6] and sold the company to GoDaddy Registry in 2021. He formed .Club Domains with idea that the .club domain extension could appeal to commercial and social uses.[3] After being invited to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a guest speaker on the topic of entrepreneurship, Campbell received $100,000 in investments funding for .club from an investor who witnessed his speech.[7] In May 2015, Campbell was invited to give the keynote speech on entrepreneurship in China at Solbridge International School of Business at the Beijing Foreign Studies University.[8]
In 2023, Forbes Books published Cambell's book Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.[9]
Personal life and recognition[edit]
Originally from Toronto, Campbell graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in Commerce; he later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.[3] His work has been recognized by Profit magazine, which named his companies the seventh- and first-fastest growing in Canada in 1997 and 1998, respectively.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hostopia.com". Hostopia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Cyger, Michael (January 6, 2014). ".Club: 1 Million Registrations by Year 1, 5 Million by Year 5 – With Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass". DomainSherpa. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Note: See section "About Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass".
- ^ a b c Spence, Rick (November 17, 2014). "From Glee.club to Fight.club: Why one word may be worth millions on the Internet". Financial Post. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Colin Campbell, Hostopia.Com Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Allemann, Andrew (December 18, 2014). ".Club raising more money, valued at $25.4 million". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Club or Bar... We've Got Your Perfect Domain Name for Great Online Marketing". Reuters. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ C. Campbell, Colin (March 9, 2015). "Well-funded competitors, a dream, and LinkedIn: How I raised $7 million in 30 days for my startup". StartUp Beat. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "互联网创业家柯博尔办讲座，感染北外学子". MSN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "New Book from Startup Expert Colin Campbell Tells Entrepreneurs How to Start. Scale. Rinse. Repeat!". www.dnjournal.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.