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

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. What They Do: Deeply discounted coupons (often 50% off redeemed value) for local merchants.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

These reasons are likely behind the struggles in GroupOn’s core Daily Deals business ( North America Third Party Revenue is down in Q4 both YOY and QOQ ). The rest is history. Given Facebook’s position as the leading global social network with high barriers to entry, there was no need to maximize revenue on day one.

Europe 101
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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

A fortnight ago, Boris interviewed Reed Hastings on his business lessons and experience, but now I’m shaking it up with a look at a 26-year-old founder who is disrupting the mobile and social networking spaces: Kik CEO and founder Ted Livingston. The Web-based platform.

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Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts

venturebeat.com

Social media. Social networking. Social games. The Bingcubator is separated from the rest of the Microsoft campus and will have separate keycard access, so startups won’t be completely assimilated into the Borg. Streaming media. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone. Google Plus.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share What Makes Their Business Unique

Hearpreneur

This is where we differ from the rest…with this approach we alleviate common hierarchical structures that exist at other companies. Additionally, giving away smart outstanding products results info Free “Word of mouth” sharing in social networks which gives the brand additional impressions and exposure.

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6 User Onboarding Flow Examples (With Critiques)

ConversionXL

Are you focusing on the interface and leaving the rest on the table?” According to a 2014 State of SaaS report from Compass , SaaS is a $10B industry in North America. Here’s what the rest of the process looks like… It appears that this is the core function of ROBIN. ” (via Inbound.org).

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