Did y’all know an FBA man invented the .com? FBA got the puters puting.

[Amerikan Melanin]

Black founder of Internet domain registry, Network Solutions, reminisces on racial barriers in tech sector

Albert White sits and takes a long sip of iced tea.

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They basically got jerked by the industry and couldn’t get wealthy black investors to fund the business. They ended up selling 1997 for only 4.5 million. The company that bought Network Solutions sold it in 2000 for 21 billion. Major bag fumble but understandable. Internet wasn’t what it was now is 1997. I’m sure they were trying to survive.

 

[Buddy]

This kinda thing has been known as "Black History" our entire lives and no one's confused on who it's about, so idk what "FBA" has to do with anything
but no, I didn't know that

 

[humminbird]

They basically got jerked by the industry and couldn’t get wealthy black investors to fund the business. They ended up selling 1997 for only 4.5 million. The company that bought Network Solutions sold it in 2000 for 21 billion. Major bag fumble but understandable. Internet wasn’t what it was now is 1997. I’m sure they were trying to survive.

I hate stories like these

 

[Givethanks]

That's cool, some sick history.

 

[Money Be Green]