The Big Daddy of web hosting

In 1997, Bob Parsons launched Jomax Technologies as a service for the development of custom websites. In 1999, employees of the company decided that Jomax needed a new name. After brainstorming, they chose "Big Daddy", but found that bigdaddy.com was not available. Later Parsons suggested "Go Daddy" which was available, and thus Godaddy.com, the largest Internet domain registrar in the world, was born.

Parsons joined the Marine Corps United States and served as a rifleman in the Marine Regiment 26. During a trip to Vietnam, he was wounded in service and received Ribbon Combat Action, the Gallantry Cross Vietnam.