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Can Groupon Turn Itself Around?
Groupon is a bit of a mess being re-arranged right now. Among the folks who have recently left the mess behind? Its national sales head, Lee Brown, and Jayna Cooke, the salesperson who won the company’s first... Read »
Is Groupon Dead?
The media has called it. Time of death: July 31, around lunchtime or so, Groupon has begun taking its final breaths. The company, whose stock is at $6.42 at press time, has been described as having a "demise" by... Read »
Groupon's Patent Battles Persist, CEO Andrew Mason Moonlighting at Sushi Joint
In an unusual reversal of the way this sentence usually goes, Groupon's 2010 assertion that Mobgob's patent on a "method of community purchasing through the Internet" was bunk has been upheld. On July 13, the... Read »
Groupon's Tone Changes, Stock Rebounds (Slightly)
"Though the six months since our IPO have been rocky to say the least, the fundamentals of our business have continued to improve," Groupon CEO Andrew Mason wrote in a letter to stockholders on Monday.... Read »
Beer Swilling Mason Urges Maturity at Groupon
If there's one word Groupon and all its kooky tangent-lovin' writers don't seem to know the meaning of, it's "irony." At a town hall meeting on Wednesday, CEO Andrew Mason, after apologizing for drinking too... Read »
Things Go From Bad to Worse for Groupon
If Andrew Mason didn't like what he found when Googling his company, Groupon, during the quiet period of the IPO process, we're willing to bet he isn't too pleased what he's seen this last week. Read »
Why Groupon Should Study Napster
Well kids, the party's over. I've seen a lot of other bloggers call for Andrew Mason's head or that he should step down, and I think right now the smartest course of action lays somewhere in between: Mason... Read »
Andrew Mason: "We've Cracked the Code"
Andrew Mason must have Netflixed 8 Mile or something recently, because the comments he made Thursday, the final day of the 2012 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference more resemble the bravado of a... Read »
Andrew Mason on Groupon's IPO's Performance
Of all the major changes Groupon's IPO has brought about in its founder, Andrew Mason's newfound dedication to acting less goofy in interviews is perhaps the most striking. Case in point: On Tuesday, The Wall... Read »
Mason Wins Inaugural Pioneer Award
If Andrew Mason owned a coonskin cap, he'd be wearing it right about now. Thursday night, the Groupon founder nabbed one of the first Pioneer Awards dished out by National Louis University on South Michigan,... Read »
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