Author Archives: Rakesh Agrawal

About Rakesh Agrawal

Rakesh Agrawal is a 0-1 product leader. Ex-Amazon, Ex-Microsoft, as well as a number of startups. He tweets at @rakeshsfnyc

Bet with Paul Kedrosky

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

I have this bet with Paul Kedrosky: If Groupon’s market cap falls below $6 billion on any day on or before June 3, I win. If Groupon’s market cap stays above $6 billion until after June 3, Paul wins. Market … Continue reading →

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Another open letter to Andrew Mason

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

Dear Andrew: As you may have heard, I am coming back to Chicago in the next couple of weeks for another round of Groupon research. Although you didn’t take me up on my invitation the last time I visited Chicago, … Continue reading →

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In Chicago April 21-25

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

I’m due for a trip to the Windy City for some Giordano’s, my pilgrimage to Wrigley, and of course to visit my friends at 600 W. Chicago and the Motel Bar. While I’m in Chicago I would love to speak … Continue reading →

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Proposed stakes for a new bet with Felix Salmon

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

Bet is based on Groupon’s market cap as a percentage of Priceline’s market cap at the close of trading on April 9, 2013. Wolfram Alpha numbers will be used. If the ratio is below 15%: Felix will buy Rocky dinner … Continue reading →

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Look at the logo Google News puts next to Groupon

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

From this morning, a search on Groupon returned these results: I think I’ve made the Groupon and Enron comparison myself. In both cases, you had high-flying companies that focused on short-term growth while ignoring the underlying risks of what they … Continue reading →

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Why I like the American Express approach to offers

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rakesh Agrawal

I am in Las Vegas and went out to dinner last night a the Public House, a fantastic restaurant at the Venetian. We were having a great meal when several of us decided to check in on foursquare. (Hey, we’re from … Continue reading →

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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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