Colin Campbell
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| Country: | Canada |
| Email: | colin[at]dotclub.com |
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Colin Campbell is an Internet pioneer and serial entrepreneur known for having co-founded Tucows and Hostopia. He has also held directorial roles with the Canadian Internet Registry Association (CIRA), and the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP). His most prominent current project is .CLUB Domains LLC, which has applied with ICANN to run the potential .club TLD through the new gTLD program.[1]
His vision with .CLUB Domains LLC is to create a space for clubs and associations that may be underserved by current TLD offerings. The potential market ranges from popular soccer clubs, to after-school clubs in small communities, and could serve as a way to showcase the often prideful affiliation between an individual or company and their club. He has been working on the idea for a number of years, and officially formed the .CLUB Domains entity in September, 2011.[2]
Colin co-founded the Digital Archery Experts with Dirk Bhagat and Peter LaMantia. The company developed a network and software solution that will ensure a Batch One Bullseye digital archery service to TLD applicants. The company partnered with Sedari, a TLD business management firm in offering the service to its clients.[3]
Colin and his business partners have also launched GeeksForLess.com, Brisk Mobile and SharkFinNetworks.[4]
Background edit
Colin Campbell is the Founding Director of CIRA (1998), and a former Director of CAIP.[5] He also founded Tucows in 1998, and founded Hostopia in 2000. He acted as Hostopia's CEO until 2011, guiding it through its sale to Deluxe in 2008. The sale was a $124 million dollar deal.[6][7]
Mr. Campbell is a member of EO, the Entrepeneurs Organization.[8]
His companies earned several awards and recognition including including the 1997 Profit magazine's 7th fastest growing company in Canada, 2nd fastest growing company in Canada in 1998, #1 fastest growing company and Inc magazine's top 500 fastest growing companies, both received in 2005. [9]
References edit
- ↑ Home, ColinCampbell.ca
- ↑ ICANN 43 Interview
- ↑ Sedari Partners With Digital Archery Experts to Deliver a Batch One Bullseye
- ↑ Digital Archery Experts: About Us
- ↑ ICANN 43 Interview
- ↑ Deluxe Buys Hostopia For More Than 121m, Vision2mobile.com
- ↑ ICANN 43 Interview
- ↑ ICANN 43 Interview
- ↑ Digital Archery Experts: About Us