About
RAKESH AGRAWAL
I am Senior Director of Product at Audible.
I have been designing and marketing Internet services since 1993. I have worked at Tellme, AOL Search, uReach Technologies, washingtonpost.com and startribune.com.
On Twitter
- I know, I know. It's just the SF bias. I see more Teslas in SF in any given day than the entire 2 1/2 years I lived… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 hours ago
- TIL that of the 500 cars in my garage, 50 are Teslas. Lower than I expected. 3 hours ago
- Which is more ridiculous? Pink razors or pink tools? @felixsalmon https://t.co/RqMZvaAxAo 5 hours ago
- It’s always funny to hear friends pitch products on podcasts that you know they’d mock otherwise. Eg smart toilets. 5 hours ago
- Great look at the national housing crisis, with a focus on the Bay Area with @felixsalmon and @ConorDougherty overcast.fm/+BmH05GOK4 8 hours ago
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Recent Posts
- Favorite things, day 5: podcasts
- Rakesh’s travel secrets for your holiday travels
- Favorite things, day 6: credit cards
- Favorite things, day 7: Hawaii
- Favorite things, day 8: TiVo
- Favorite things, day 9: Alaska Airlines
- Favorite things, day 10: First Republic
- Favorite hotels from around the world
- Let’s not call Goldman Sachs evil (yet, and for this potential infraction)
- 5 things Andrew Yang must do for the next debate
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
My great Groupon customer service experience
In early May, I bought a Groupon for Robb’s Really Good Food. It’s a food cart in Portland, Ore. Before I got a chance to use it, Robb sold his food cart. (He plans to open a new one.) I … Continue reading
Posted in groupon
15 Comments
Things I love
I know there has been a lot of negativity on this blog lately in connection with my coverage of the daily deals space. New readers may be wondering, what the hell? Does this guy like anything? Well, in fact I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Sam Altman will clean your house for $5
That’s right, the CEO of Loopt will personally clean your house for $5. But only if 1,000 people sign up. Only, I haven’t told him about the deal yet. He may not agree, but I’m using his name anyway. Hell, … Continue reading
Posted in mobile, mobile search
16 Comments
Virgin America knows how to make daily deals work
I admit it. I am in the bag for Virgin America. I have been since before they took off. (Literally.) I once live tweeted a flight to San Diego using their in-flight WiFi. Savvy travelers will recognize that the picture … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, airlines, groupon, local search
4 Comments
LivingSocial merchant agreement
See the Groupon, LivingSocial and daily deals merchant FAQ. LivingSocial Merchant Agreement (US) v1.3 CONFIDENTIAL LIVINGSOCIAL MERCHANT SERVICE AGREEMENT Order Form This LivingSocial Merchant Service Agreement Order Form is governed by the attached LivingSocial Merchant Service Agreement Standard Terms & … Continue reading
Posted in livingsocial
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Revised Groupon merchant agreement
Here is a sample merchant agreement that I received. This one is from January 2011. Merchant Agreement Date of Agreement: 1/XX/2011 Merchant Name(herein referred to as “Merchant”): This “Merchant Agreement” or “Agreement”, effective as of the above date (“Effective Date”), … Continue reading
Posted in groupon
10 Comments
Shop Talk: A conversation with a Groupon merchant
I apologize for the poor audio quality in the video. Yes, I know I should have put a mic on her, but this was shot with a point-and-shoot digital camera without an external mic jack. The TechCrunch story has biggest … Continue reading
Posted in groupon
19 Comments
