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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. What They Do: Deeply discounted coupons (often 50% off redeemed value) for local merchants. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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If Reid were to start a company today he’d probably have every VC in America offering to back him, but this wasn’t necessarily the case when we started LinkedIn out of his apartment in Mountain View at the end of 2002. then we integrate loyalty programs, CRM, etc., to personalize and enrich the experience.