I listened to Parson's podcasts years back and learned a lot. He was a Silicon Valley outsider, who didn't attend an elite school, yet built two major companies from the ground up. I found him to be quite the inspiration and hosted my first sites with GoDaddy and went on to buy many domains through them. I had a lot of respect for Parsons, in spite of his controversial views on certain subjects.
Then, his first Super Bowl ad hit. It was a huge success, not just because of the use of sex, but because it was a clever parody of the "wardrobe malefaction" that happened a year before.
Somehow, though, over the years all of the tough startup work ethic and cleverness was lost in a sea of endless up sells, domain horror stories a dead elephant, and thin cotton shirts wrapped tightly around saline implants.
It was just a matter of time before I left, and GoDaddy's seemingly inexplicable support of SOPA has was the steel I-beam that broke the camel's back.
Then, his first Super Bowl ad hit. It was a huge success, not just because of the use of sex, but because it was a clever parody of the "wardrobe malefaction" that happened a year before.
Somehow, though, over the years all of the tough startup work ethic and cleverness was lost in a sea of endless up sells, domain horror stories a dead elephant, and thin cotton shirts wrapped tightly around saline implants.
It was just a matter of time before I left, and GoDaddy's seemingly inexplicable support of SOPA has was the steel I-beam that broke the camel's back.