Re: ICANN to allow commercial gTLDs

[Jorge Amodio <jmamodio () gmail com>]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM, John Levine <johnl () iecc com> wrote:
> > Lets say I want to apply for .WINE with commercial purposes, then what
> > is a ballpark figure for the funds/investment required ?
>
> I wouldn't try it with less than a million bucks in hand.  Beyond the
> ICANN application nonsense, you'd also want to budget something for
> running and promoting it for however long it takes to verify that it
> was a silly idea and then go bust.

My perception is that if you don't have access to ~$2M for that kind
of gTLD don't even waste your time.

(Does the $185K include the given gTLD cocktail party at the seasonal
ICANN meeting ?)

Cheers
Jorge