ODYS Co-Founder Alex Drew

This week Stefan sat down with Alex Drew, co-founder of ODYS, a platform for buying high-quality aged domain names.The first half of the chat covers the world of domain investing in general, and the second half dives aged domains, which is Alex's specialty.In the chat, Stefan and Alex discuss:How Alex got started in domain investingWhat makes domain names such a great digital asset?Why .com's have stood the test of time, and remain the bitcoin of domainsWhy emotion and scarcity makes valuing domains so trickyWhat are the biggest marketplaces for buying & selling domain namesWhat is a "domain drop", and how does it work? (Including redemption periods, grace periods, and expiry)How Dropcatch and similar companies are hired to help catch prized domains from hundreds of thousands of drops each day.How companies like Sedo, Afternic, and Dan.com obtain domains for their own marketplacesWhy domain investing is like venture capital: you need a large portfolio with a few big winners to surviveHow domain investing has changed over the yearsWhat aged domains are, exactly, and what makes them so valuable?The value of a good backlink profile, and how aged domains fast-forward the painstaking process of building backlinksThe risks of buying a domain with a poor backlink profileODYS's plans for opening their own marketplaceHow their typical customer has changed over timeHow domain names are the original NFTsWhat factors help determine the "ODYS value", including traffic, backlink profile, and other trust signalsHow 301 redirects are an amazing way to harness a domain's powerHow ODYS is using logos to add even more value to their pre-owned domainsWhat the future holds for the world of domain investingThis episode is coupled with a newsletter issue: Investing in Domain Names---Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta: https://instagram.com/alts_co- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alts_co- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmgk4gzQ56QvpyegBJJVQA?sub_confirmation=1