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Yahoo M&A Strategy May Focus on Local Commerce, Not Content | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
It’s no secret in Silicon Valley dealmaking circles that Yahoo has been looking at what insiders have called a “transformative” acquisition to jumpstart the company. And while many think that has to mean grabbing one of the big content companies –such as AOL (AOL) or Demand Media–right in Yahoo’s wheelhouse, sources said it is actually training its attention on, drum roll, commerce.
The Story Of Groupon: From Failure To An Industry-Changing, Profit Machine – with Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason dropped out of school when an investor offered to fund a business based on his idea for online collective action and fundraising. He used the money to launch The Point, which failed to get traction. So he pivoted and launched Groupon, which took his original idea for collection action and applied it to local deals.
The Story of Groupon & its Daily Deals
Social shopping has been a big trend over the past year and there have been few more successful startups in this domain than Groupon .
Groupon –: The Anti-Web Service
Groupon has seen explosive growth and has a chance to generate a billion dollars in revenue faster than any other company in history (Priceline.com is the current record holder). IDEO ‘s Colin Raney has pointed out a few areas of weakness in the product design, namely how Groupon isn’t really providing consumer driven deals at all, but their financial success is remarkable.
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Groupon’s Valuation Could Be As High As $7.8 Billion
Groupon's Andrew Mason, CEO, and Rob Solomon, President Groupon has been written about a lot in the media.
Why We Invested in Groupon: The Power of Data « Greylock VC
Groupon Raising Up to $950 Million in Funding
Groupon has filed for a Series G funding round that authorizes it to raise up to $950 million, according to a new report.
But haven’t we seen this movie before in the world of direct marketing? History has shown nearly every major new direct marketing paradigm sees impressive initial response rates, but depressing response rates over time. For example, when display advertising was innovative in the late-1990s (imagine websites without ads?)
Depressing Thoughts About Groupon’s Model
Going gaga for Groupon
On Tuesday, Groupon featured Best's shop, offering a $20 gift coupon (or “Groupon”) for just $8.
Groupon is quietly testing a self-serve deal platform for merchants to manage real time offers for consumers named Groupon Stores. According to Groupon, this is the future of the company:
Groupon Reveals Its Future Lies In Self-Serve
AT&T to Launch Groupon Competitor
Add another big player to the list of Groupon competitors: AT&T. The telecom giant Monday began pre-registration to consumers in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth for a service via the company’s yp.com that will send daily deals to consumers.Report: AT&T launching Groupon-style deals service - USATODAY.com
Here are the basics: The sites will launch in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Fort Worth in about a month. The company's YellowPages.com website reports the company will offer a $10 credit toward the first daily-deal purchase if customers sign up for the daily blasts by May 22. Considering that bloggers were ragging on the sheer numbers of deals-based services popping up more than a year ago, it's hard to see one more making much of a dent in Chicago-based Groupon, which has claimed to be the fastest-growing start-up ever.Une enquête de Capital.fr revient sur le modèle très fragile de Groupon. Selon l’article, le géant des achats groupés aurait enregistré une perte de près de 308M $ sur les neuf premiers mois de l’année 2011. La multiplication de ces fuites s’expliquerait notamment par « un excès de gourmandise ». En effet, depuis son lancement en novembre 2008, la start-up dépenserait à tout va.