Colin Campbell (entrepreneur)
| Colin Campbell | |
|---|---|
 Campbell in May 2015 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | CEO of Internet Direct (1994–1999); CEO of Tucows (1997–1999); President and CEO of .Club Domains LLC |
| Website | |
Colin Campbell is a Canadian entrepreneur who has co-founded several Internet and technology startup companies, including Internet Direct, Tucows, Hostopia, and .Club Domains LLC, the operator of .club.
Career
Campbell has co-founded several Internet and technology companies, including Internet Direct, the domain registrar Tucows, and Hostopia, a website hosting and service provider now owned by Deluxe.[1][2] He served as Internet Direct's chief executive officer (CEO) from 1994 to 1999 and Tucows' CEO from 1997 to 1999.[3] Campbell is a founding member of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and served on its board of directors from June 2001 to January 2003.[1][3] He served Hostopia's president from November 2005 to April 2006 and CEO from January 2001 to February 2008.[3] He is a former director of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP).[1]
Campbell is the founder and continues to serve as president and CEO of the domain name registry .Club Domains LLC, which operates the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) string .club.[4][5] He formed .Club Domains with idea that the .club domain extension would offer unity for those with passions, rather than commercial interests.[2] Campbell co-founded EntrepreneurWiki, an online wiki for entrepreneurs, and is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO).[6] After being invited to guest speak at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the topic of entrepreneurship, Campbell received $100,000 in investments funding for .club from an investor who witnessed his speech.[7] In May 2015, Campbell was invited to give the keynote speech on entrepreneurship in China at Solbridge International School of Business at the Beijing Foreign Studies University.[8] He has also been invited to comment on entrepreneurship in China.[9]
Personal life and recognition
Originally from Toronto, Campbell graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in Commerce and now lives in Miami.[2][3] His work has been recognized by Profit magazine, which named his companies the seventh and second fastest growing in Canada in 1997 and 1998, respectively. In 2005, Profit and Inc. magazines named his company the fastest growing.[10][11]
References
- 1 2 3 Cyger, Michael (January 6, 2014). ".Club: 1 Million Registrations by Year 1, 5 Million by Year 5 – With Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass". DomainSherpa. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Note: See section "About Colin Campbell and Jeff Sass".
- 1 2 3 Spence, Rick (November 17, 2014). "From Glee.club to Fight.club: Why one word may be worth millions on the Internet". Financial Post. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Executive Profile: Colin Campbell". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ Allemann, Andrew (December 18, 2014). ".Club raising more money, valued at $25.4 million". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Club or Bar... We've Got Your Perfect Domain Name for Great Online Marketing". Reuters. March 31, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "The Entrepreneurs’ Organization Announces Partnership with EntrepreneurWiki to Expand Wikipedia-like Directory for Entrepreneurs". Entrepreneurs' Organization. April 23, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (March 9, 2015). "Well-funded competitors, a dream, and LinkedIn: How I raised $7 million in 30 days for my startup". StartUp Beat. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "互联网创业家柯博尔办讲座，感染北外学子". MSN. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Large companies in China dominant, but lack small firms’ vitality". globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ↑ "1998 Canadian Technology Fast 50™ winners" (PDF). deloitte.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ↑ "ICANN DIGITAL ARCHERY EXPERTS". Digitalarcheryexperts.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.