Monthly Archives: April 2012

RockyDeals: Chance to win a pitch meeting

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

Earlier this week, I interviewed Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures. I really love what Albert had to share and want to get as money people as possible to listen to it. If you listen to the interview and send … Continue reading →

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Are LivingSocial, Google Offers and the rest as bad as Groupon?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

IMPORTANT: Please see this page to see my current interests in Groupon. Whenever I get into Groupon mode, people ask me about how LivingSocial and Google Offers are different from Groupon. In many ways, they are the same. Any model … Continue reading →

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USV’s Albert Wegner talks about the state of Internet investing

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

I had a chance to sit down with Albert Wegner of Union Square Ventures yesterday as part of a book I’m working on. Wegner is a gracious and brilliant man. He offered his insights on a wide range of topics. … Continue reading →

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Best practices for April Fool’s Day

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

My April Fool’s Day went much better than I expected with a lot of people believing that I joined Groupon. As you probably know by now, I didn’t actually join Groupon. In fact, I was on CNBC this afternoon talking … Continue reading →

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Why I’m joining Groupon

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

My life has taken quite a few turns over the last year, but none stranger than yesterday’s. After taking Groupon to task for the bazillionth time, I got a call from Andrew Mason. This was shocking because Groupon PR has … Continue reading →

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