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

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But it turns out the majority of the company’s revenue comes from outside the US & Canada … about 54% of revenue in Q1 2011 came from the International segment (non North America). If Groupon’s growth rate drops by 80% they’ll still be nearly tripling top line sales in 2012.

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Square IPO: Is Square A Good Payments Business?

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The other tiny portion (1%) comes from sales of hardware, like the tablet stands and POS like cash drawers that some businesses use to process Square payments. Nearly 1/2 of Square’s sellers (Square’s best estimate) find them organically or through word of mouth, rather than paid sales & marketing.

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