Bob Parsons

American entrepreneur

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Wikipedia
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Bob Parsons - Wikipedia
November 2, 2025 - Robert Ralph Parsons (born November 27, 1950) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1997, he founded the GoDaddy group of companies, including Internet domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, reseller registrar Wild West Domains, and Blue Razor Domains.
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Wikipedia
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GoDaddy - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Prior to founding GoDaddy, Parsons had sold his financial software services company Parsons Technology to Intuit for $65 million in 1994. He came out of his retirement in 1997 to launch Jomax Technologies, taking its name from a road in Phoenix Arizona. In 1999, a group of employees at Jomax Technologies were brainstorming a new company name, with "Big Daddy...
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Forbes
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Bob Parsons
The colorful founder of GoDaddy, Bob Parsons, sold off his remaining stake in the web hosting firm and stepped down from the board in 2018.
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Bob Parsons
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Bio - Bob Parsons
March 24, 2020 - Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy and PXG Golf, is a USMC Vietnam War veteran, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and bestselling author of Fire in the Hole!
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Foundation Guide
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GoDaddy Founder Gives it All Away
Bob Parsons is at heart, an entrepreneur and founded YAM Worldwide Inc., in 2012. A subsidiary of YAM Worldwide is YAM Capital, an investment division specializing in acquisitions and real estate investments.
Published   March 14, 2021
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LinkedIn
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Bob Parsons - GoDaddy.com | LinkedIn
Bob Parsons, the founder and Executive Chairman of GoDaddy.com, is dedicated to giving… · Experience: GoDaddy.com · Education: University of Baltimore · Location: Scottsdale.
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LinkedIn
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Aman Bhutani - GoDaddy | LinkedIn
September 14, 2023 - I wanted to give a big 'THANK YOU" to GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani, who asked me to illustrate his leadership team's mantras for 2024 and 2025.
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ICANNWiki
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Bob Parsons - ICANNWiki
Bob Parsons is the Founder and CEO of GoDaddy Group Inc, an ICANN accredited domain name registrar based in Arizona. He owns 78% share of the company and he is considered one of the wealthiest men in the United States with a reported net worth ...
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ABILITY Magazine
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Bob Parsons — GoDaddy founder, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author and Mental Health Advocate - ABILITY Magazine
3 weeks ago - Behind the creation of the successful domain registrar is a man named Bob Parsons, a veteran with a torrid past and a common fallout of war–PTSD. Bob Parsons' new book Fire in…
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U.S. Veterans Magazine
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GoDaddy Founder's Military Service│ U.S. Veterans Magazine
May 28, 2024 - For the first time, GoDaddy and PXG founder Bob Parsons, in a highly confessional account, shares the story of his life, from his humble upbringing to his meteoric rise as one of early tech’s pioneers. Fire in the Hole!
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GoDaddy
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GoDaddy Inc. - About Us - Team
Roger joined GoDaddy in 2015 as Vice President of Asia, and in 2018, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of the Asia Pacific region. In 2020, he became President of GoDaddy’s Domain Registrars and Investors Business. Roger holds a B.A.
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Instagram
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Bob Parsons (@drbobparsons) • Instagram photos and videos
46K Followers, 131 Following, 535 Posts - Bob Parsons (@drbobparsons) on Instagram: "New York Times Bestselling Author Failed 5th grade/Not a real Dr. U.S. Marine 0311/Vietnam War Vet CEO/Founder @pxg Founder/former CEO @godaddy"
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Reddit
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r/IAmA on Reddit: Hi, I'm Blake Irving, I am the CEO of GoDaddy. Ask me anything!
April 24, 2014 -

I took over as the CEO of GoDaddy in January of last year. I'm a musician, surfer, mountain biker, and am wicked passionate about helping our small businesses succeed. Look forward to our dialogue.

https://twitter.com/Blakei/status/458700505137418240

Thanks, Reddit. I've gotta catch a flight! You've been tough, fair, and funny as hell. I hope you'll give GoDaddy another look as we're truly changing for the better.

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The Business of Business
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How GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons won the internet | The Business of Business
April 19, 2022 - From there he went on to found GoDaddy in 1997 and to cement his status as one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs of the past 40 years. GoDaddy officially became the world's largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet in 2005.
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Business Insider
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The Fabulous Life of Bob Parsons, the Billionaire Founder of GoDaddy - Business Insider
April 2, 2015 - With a 28% stake, founder Bob Parsons is still the company's largest shareholder. Parsons left his position as GoDaddy's executive chairman in June of 2014.
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Inc
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GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Opens Up About Trauma and Leadership in 'Fire in the Hole' Memoir
May 7, 2024 - In a new book, Parsons reflects on his difficult childhood, a tour in Vietnam, and addressing PTSD with psychedelic-assisted therapy.
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Arizona Foothills Magazine
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GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons - Easy Rider
The spirited founder of GoDaddy and owner of the new Scottsdale Ducati dealership that opened in late September, sat down with us in his new North Scottsdale showroom to talk about what he loves best about Arizona and his Ducati venture, and why now is a great time to expand his business.
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ICANNWiki
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GoDaddy - ICANNWiki
Founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons, GoDaddy has become the world’s largest domain register company accredited by ICANN and has more than 40 million domain names under its management.
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Diggity Marketing
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Who Owns GoDaddy & Why Is It So Successful?
September 30, 2022 - Currently three private equity firms own GoDaddy. These are; KKR & Co, Silver Lake Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures. Bob Parsons stepped down from the board of directors and sold the company to the above firms in 2011.