Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58239Groupon, Inc., which describes itself as “a local e-commerce marketplace that connects merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount,” has filed a registration statement. [graphic] Company website:groupon.com  SEC filings:sec.gov  From the Company’s S-1, filed June 2, 2011...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5823938013210Glenn PetersenNew Groupon CEO unlikely until next year Spencer E. Ante MarketWatch May 15, 2013 Groupon Inc. (US:GRPN) isn’t likely to name a permanent new chief executive until next year, the daily-deal company’s interim chiefs said Wednesday. The company, which stumbled badly after going public in 2011, has been looking fo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288976235/16/2013 8:46:43 AMGlenn PetersenThe press release: ' target='_blank' >finance.yahoo.com  Groupon beats street with higher than expected Q1 revenue of $601.4 million, EPS of $0.03 Harrison Weber The Next Web 8 May 2013 Updated at 22:54 CEST Today Groupon reported its first quarter financial performance, including revenue of $601.4 million, an...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288833095/8/2013 7:06:36 PMepicureGRPN beats- stock is up :-) Feel free to thank me, as I am a very loyal GRPN customer. Have totally given up on Living Social and the other offer sites. GRPN is best.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288831305/8/2013 5:33:53 PMSr K$5,291 former-groupon-ceo-mason-received-compensation-of-5-291.html bloomberg.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288655984/29/2013 10:28:50 PMGlenn PetersenGreed is Groupon: can anyone save the company from itself? By Ben Popper The Verge on March 13, 2013 10:30 am [graphic] The team sitting around the table at Groupon’s Chicago headquarters in the early spring of 2011 were some of the brightest minds in technology and business. Marc Andreessen, the man who created ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288149124/3/2013 10:51:58 PMGlenn PetersenGroupon Board Is Said to Focus CEO Search on External Candidates By Douglas MacMillan Bloomberg Mar 6, 2013 10:26 AM CT Groupon Inc. (GRPN)’s board plans to find someone from outside the company to replace Andrew Mason, who was ousted as chief executive officer of the daily deals website last week, two people with...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287633843/6/2013 1:16:07 PMGlenn PetersenGoodbye Groupon: Andrew Mason's dance with the devil An aspiring entrepreneur partners with an experienced operator with a checkered past By Ben Popper The Verge on March 1, 2013 03:49 pm In the wake of Andrew Mason's firing as CEO of Groupon, there's been a lot of negativity towards the young entrepreneur. In par...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287569863/3/2013 11:23:42 AMSr K"wildly profitable" can describe very high volatility of profits and losses steady, predictable, consistent are something elsehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287528232/28/2013 5:28:32 PMGlenn PetersenThat would not surprise me. Neither Lefkofsky nor Leonsis want to run anything on a day-to-day basis: Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon's New Interim Co-CEO, Has Some Cozy Deals With His Own Vendors By Jim Edwards | Business Insider February 28, 2013 Groupon's founder and executive chairman, Eric Lefkofsky, just took on t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287527792/28/2013 5:08:49 PMDennis 3GRPN - With CEO gone and Eric Lefkofsky the interim my bet his is looking for a buyout.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287527582/28/2013 4:59:14 PMGlenn PetersenMason has been bounced: Struggling Groupon says it ousted CEO Andrew Mason Struggling deals pioneer Groupon says it ousted CEO Andrew Mason, starts looking for new chief Associated Press February 28, 2013 CHICAGO (AP) -- Struggling online deals pioneer Groupon says it ousted CEO Andrew Mason and will look for a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287527232/28/2013 4:46:22 PMSr KDown 24% AH 4:16PM Groupon misses by $0.11, reports revs in-line; guides Q1 revs below consensus; sees YoY increase in FY13 operating income ( GRPN) 5.98 +0.43 : Reports Q4 (Dec) loss of $0.12 per share (including a $0.07 impairment from an investment in China), $0.11 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of (...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287502942/27/2013 5:21:09 PMGlenn PetersenGroupon reports after the close. According to Yahoo, the consensus estimates for EPS and sales are $.03 and $638.41 million.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287498802/27/2013 2:37:52 PMGlenn PetersenAmazon said then it valued its 29% LivingSocial stake at $52 million, suggesting LivingSocial’s a book value was $179 million. LivingSocial Falls to a Quarter of 2011 Value in Latest Funding By Douglas MacMillan Bloomberg Feb 21, 2013 11:01 PM CT LivingSocial Inc. was worth about $1.5 billion in a recent financin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287404802/22/2013 9:34:23 AMGlenn PetersenLivingSocial Gets a Much-Needed $110 Million Boost Wall Street Journal February 20, 2013, 11:57 AM LivingSocial Inc. recently raised $110 million from existing investors, giving its coffers a much needed boost after the daily-deals company’s 2012 losses widened by 30% last year. Chief Executive Tim O'Shaughnessy...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287376772/20/2013 10:55:32 PMGlenn PetersenGroupon Surges on Expected E-Commerce Expansion By Lisa Rapaport Bloomberg Feb 13, 2013 3:44 PM CT Groupon Inc. surged the most in two months amid optimism that its new e-commerce service may expand to more cities, bolstering sales. The shares advanced 5.4 percent to $5.58 at the close in New York, for the bigge...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287242452/13/2013 5:29:52 PMGlenn PetersenGroupon CEO Andrew Mason Fights to Keep His Job By Douglas MacMillan Bloomberg Businessweek on January 10, 2013 After Andrew Mason founded Groupon ( GRPN) in 2008, companies like Google ( GOOG) and LivingSocial rushed to imitate the daily deal business he created. Less than five years later, the allure of discount...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286601341/12/2013 2:13:40 PMSr KRelated competition TECHNOLOGY | December 20, 2012, 5:15 p.m. ET J.P. Morgan Buys Daily Deals Company Bloomspot online.wsj.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2861847612/20/2012 10:31:26 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2861329312/18/2012 5:27:38 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860350512/14/2012 9:41:44 AMepicureWe love the Goods. Not that we've quit loving the coupons. We got an awesome deal just a few weeks ago on a series of plays, and then last week we got one on a symphony series. But Groupon was better than Amazon for Christmas presents. My husband got a tower computer he wanted for 200 less than Amazon. I managed t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860270912/13/2012 7:46:05 PMRock_njThis news is big for Groupon. This was one of the things that got me excited about this stock. Groupon could be the go to company when small and large businesses need to move merchandise.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860249712/13/2012 5:48:49 PMGlenn PetersenGroupon Profit Tied to DealAdvisor’s Flash-Sale Software By Douglas MacMillan Bloomberg Dec 13, 2012 10:44 AM CT As Groupon Inc. (GRPN) rushes into e- commerce, it needs to line up vast numbers of products to become profitable. To secure sufficient inventory, the company is developing software that will help smal...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2860164112/13/2012 12:09:22 PMGlenn Petersenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859943112/12/2012 12:59:35 PMRock_njThis is a great read regarding who and why another company may take over Groupon GRPN. When Does Groupon — Still at More Than 80 Percent Off — Become a Deal for Someone? allthingsd.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859819712/11/2012 10:21:36 PMGlenn PetersenI suspect that Groupon's business model is too labor intensive for Google. I am sill wondering what possessed them to make an offer two years ago. While GOOG did acquire bodies and a hardware business with Motorola Mobility, that deal was primarily driven by their desire to protect their Android turf. An acquisition ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859402812/9/2012 6:46:07 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859312512/8/2012 11:03:00 PMRock_njWhat is so stupid about Google wanting Groupon? They already wanted them 2 years ago for $6 billion, when Groupon was a fraction of its size and just a busines model. Now, Groupon is a proven company that has grown tremendously. Google may look at Groupon and think that with all their users and their search knowhow, th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859198312/8/2012 12:10:37 AMRock_njI have been using Groupon for the past month. I am actually impressed with the Groupons they are sending me via email. But it's obvious that they need to make their site searchable to increase sales. I have some specific deals I am looking for that others told me about, but I can't find them because the Groupon site...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859198012/8/2012 12:07:54 AMepicureI totally get the logic of what this person is saying, but when I went and looked at the chart, it sure looks bullish. Who knows, right?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859153712/7/2012 6:19:42 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859153112/7/2012 6:16:57 PMGlenn PetersenGoogle fueled: The Friday Stupid Rumor Of The Week: Google Buying Groupon Eric Savitz Forbes 12/07/2012 @ 5:09PM There’s one of these stupid rumors every single Friday. A rumor so silly that no right-minded person would think it true. Today’s edition: the proposition that Google might make a bid for Groupo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859143212/7/2012 5:27:34 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2859114812/7/2012 3:15:50 PMepicureGroupon started using a scheduling function for the Getaways. So people know what weekends they can book, and they book up front. And I've been asking places we go whether Groupon is working out for them, and most of the places are happy. Our new go-to sushi place we found using Groupon, and we would never have fou...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857516511/29/2012 3:49:41 PMrichardredGotcha! I've heard some horror stories about Grupon for vendors. I'm still thinking many small vendors still use their own web & facility resources to lure in new customers? I just got rid of our big copier the other day, 29 years old (Recyclying program through work) We used it all the time. RE: Giving out fl...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857458511/29/2012 12:17:40 PMGlenn PetersenThe $1.2 billion on the books of GRPN is a bit misleading as they owe $600 million to their vendors. Even if Groupon were able to either sell off or wind down their operations, the ensuing litigation would cloud any value the shell might have. Anyway, Groupon might eventually be in the position where their most signifi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857438011/29/2012 11:06:48 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857311311/28/2012 5:16:44 PMGlenn PetersenFive Reasons Why: What Groupon’s Board Is Evaluating About Andrew Mason’s Performance Tricia Duryee All Things D November 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm PT Andrew Mason is getting a crash course in what it means to run a publicly held company. Kara Swisher reported yesterday that several Groupon board members have been c...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857309411/28/2012 5:04:18 PMGlenn PetersenThe market is responding to Mason's willingness to take one for the team: Groupon CEO Mason says he would step down if needed Reuters 2:34 p.m. CST, November 28, 2012 Groupon Inc Chief Executive Andrew Mason, under fire for a plunging share price and tapering growth, declared on Wednesday he would fire himself i...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857294811/28/2012 4:03:43 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857273211/28/2012 2:42:46 PMRock_njI took my first Groupon Offer this week. A Toys R Us Groupon worth $20, for $10. Now that's a deal. Looking forward to more deals from Groupon. This stock GRPN looks primed for an end of the year and January effect bounce.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857134411/27/2012 9:24:02 PMGlenn PetersenExclusive: Is Andrew Mason on the Bubble as CEO of Groupon? Kara Swisher All Things D November 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm PT According to sources close to the situation, several Groupon board members have been seriously discussing making major leadership changes at the Chicago-based daily deals company, including bringin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857105711/27/2012 6:16:19 PMepicureI dunno. I hate to tout anything, but I bought it (when it went really low) because I love the product. I know I'm not the only one, because everyone I know does Groupon. And when we go out, I make it a point to talk to merchants about Groupon and many of them are really happy with it. We found a Sushi place (just o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856297811/21/2012 11:01:27 PMRock_njA great day for GRPN! Do people really think Andrew Mason and all the smart money that are buying into GRPN are going to let this company fail? I think GRPN may be the turnaround story for 2013. Certainly their forward earnings and price to sales ratios are about as low as you get for a fast growing tech stock. I t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856295211/21/2012 10:44:21 PMepicure:-) Cool I did not know that. Was just happy to see my account leaping skyward.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856268911/21/2012 6:20:51 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856255111/21/2012 4:39:34 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856227111/21/2012 2:31:43 PMrichardredGlen with a new investor group acquiring a 9%+ stake. Why not just use this company as a blank check type of company and just buy profitable smaller growth companies? news.investors.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855996711/20/2012 12:59:01 PMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855932411/20/2012 9:06:15 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2855892511/19/2012 10:33:59 PM