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'''Monte Cahn''' is a renowned Internet entrepreneur and [[domainer]]. He established the first Internet domain brokerage, [[NameShop.com]], in 1996.<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He has founded and acted as CEO for a number of important industry companies, such as [[Moniker]] and [[Domain Systems]].<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He is currently working on a new project, [[Right of the Dot]], with [[Michael H. Berkens]].

Mr. Cahn was head of [[Moniker]] in 1999 when it became a [[registrar]], and set the unprecedented standard of passing its [[ICANN]] registrar accreditation and connection requirements on its first try. His company, DomainSystems, invented the first domain appraisal system, which has largely become an industry standard.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal]</ref>

==Background==
Monte Cahn was already establishing himself as a medical equipment salesman before he graduated college. Post graduation, he took his business of selling specialized cardiology equipment to South Florida. He then took on a low-performing unit of the drug corporation, Eli Lilly; within 2 years Mr. Cahn had moved that department from its #111 rank within the company's territories, to #4. He and other senior managers then set out to establish their own distributor of specialized medical equipment in San Diego, California; they later sold the company to one of the world's largest drug distributors, after first bringing it public and seeing their systems integrated in a majority of American hospitals.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal]</ref>
===Domaining===
Monte Cahn became aware of [[domaining]] through a client, and decided to start a side business with him. The result was the Internet's first domain brokerage company, [[NameShop.com]]. He moved on but continued to become a bigger part of the burgeoning domaining marketplace. His next company [[HitDomains.com]] made headlines throughout the late 1990s thanks to their multi-million dollar domain sales; a merger with SolutionHome.com created [[DomainSystems.com]].<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> Through a business model that allowed him to capitalize on domains being sold off due to bankruptcy or other court proceedings, Monte Cahn was able to set record sales numbers for highly-sought domains. Some of his famous sales include: WallStreet.com (1.03 million, 1999), Autos.com (2.2 million), eCommerce.com, eToys.com, Mortgage.com, Celebrities.com, Hotel.com, Guns.com, OfficeSupply.com. 

His reputation as a domaining expert was certainly solidified when some of the world's largest corporations tapped him to manage and protect their online brand presence.
===Leaving Moniker===
In 2008, Moniker was purchased by [[Oversee.net]] for $35 million USD. It had previously been acquired by [[Seevast]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.seevast.com/news.html Seevast.com]</ref> Part of the acquisition of Moniker by Oversee stipulated that Cahn come along as the President of Moniker for 3 years. During this time he also filled other roles within the company, such as President of [[SnapNames]].<ref>[http://www.blueglass.com/speakers/monte-cahn/ BlueGlass.com]</ref> He left in December, 2010; in May, 20111  he filed a lawsuit against his former employer.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110505.htm DNJournal.com]</ref> He filed suit against Oversee, and named its CEO, [[Jeff Kupietzky]], and its founder, [[Lawrence Ng]]; the suit was over  alleged non-payment of a $13 million USD incentive plan.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/04/monte-cahn-sues-oversee-net-over-13-million-incentive-plan/ DomainNameWire.com]</ref> This suit does not seem to have been resolved as of August, 2011.

==Education==
Mr. Cahn has degrees in Marketing and Biology from The University of Kentucky.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory10.htm DNJournal.com]</ref>

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