Monthly Archives: October 2011

What every small business should do. Today.

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’ve written quite a bit about how bad a deal running Groupons is for many businesses, including the extremely lopsided merchant agreement and the potential for Groupon to damage businesses in the long term by destroying Yelp ratings. It occurred … Continue reading →

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My batshit crazy challenge

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

In order to motivate myself to exercise more, I’ve decided to donate to Newt Gingrich Rick SantorumMichele Bachmann every day I don’t meet my exercise goals until a Republican candidate is selected for President. The rules of the challenge: For every … Continue reading →

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Up In The Air

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

The airline industry is one of the most volatile out there. I’ve had a chance to experience many of the ups and downs of the industry on a variety of U.S. and foreign carriers. U.S. carriers (10) Alaska American Avelo … Continue reading →

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