Quotes by Bob Parsons

About Bob Parsons:

Robert Parsons is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1997, he founded the Go Daddy group of companies, including domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, reseller registrar Wild West Domains and Blue Razor Domains. In July 2011, Parsons sold approximately 70 percent of Go Daddy to a private equity consortium and resigned his position as CEO. In June 2014, he stepped down from his position as Executive Chairman and currently serves on Go Daddy's board. Parsons owns 28 percent of the company and is its largest shareholder.
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I learned at that young age that sometimes a really big chance pays off.

Bob Parsons

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.

Bob Parsons

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 ...

Bob Parsons

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.

Bob Parsons

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

Bob Parsons

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

Bob Parsons

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.

Bob Parsons

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

Bob Parsons

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...

Bob Parsons

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.

Bob Parsons

Any company has got to reinvent itself again and again.

Bob Parsons

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

Bob Parsons

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

Bob Parsons

I am not that smart.

Bob Parsons

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.

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameBob Parsons
  • DescriptionUnited States Marine
  • BornNovember 27, 1950
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur
  • AwardsPurple Heart