Comments on: Groupon’s other funny numbers http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/ Rakesh Agrawal's blog on search, wireless, maps and Web 2.0 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Who is to blame for the Groupon fiasco? Everyone | VentureBeat http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29737 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:43:01 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29737 [...] way on such tactics because the bigger deals meant more revenue. This is especially true because unlike most companies that issue gift cards, Groupon books the revenue immediately instead of waiting for the Groupon to be redeemed. The costs [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse | Social Network Background Check http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29682 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:30:50 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29682 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse | The Alief Post http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29674 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:27:58 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29674 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse | News in 2012 http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29673 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:11:31 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29673 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse - News of 2012 | News of 2012 http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29667 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:18:04 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29667 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse | Simply Boundless Entertainment http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29665 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:03:06 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29665 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse | VentureBeat http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29663 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:46:48 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29663 [...] is. No one in the world can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Why Groupon is poised for collapse — an update « reDesign http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-29661 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:40:10 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-29661 [...] is no one in the world who can tell you how many and how much Groupon value is outstanding. Unlike typical gift card sales, Groupon books revenue immediately and then does not show the Groupons on its balance sheet. By my [...]

]]> By: Partnership Accounting http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-27465 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:04:26 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-27465 Groupon has always been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, and inflated numbers and similar such scams can be just the tip of the iceberg. ;)

]]> By: Quora http://blog.agrawals.org/2011/08/08/groupons-other-funny-numbers/#comment-27102 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:32:02 +0000 http://blog.agrawals.org/?p=1686#comment-27102 An open letter to Andrew Mason: You’re wrong…

Dear Andrew, I must admit I was surprised to read your letter to employees yesterday. I say this because I’ve reached out to your PR team in the course of covering Groupon and they’ve often used the excuse that you’re in a quiet period to refuse to com…

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