Groupon
American worldwide e-commerce marketplace
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Groupon
Work at a Startup Expo 2018
Y Combinator
Where Finbar, an early Exec employee and future founder, worked as an engineer before joining a startup.
Culture with Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 10)
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a rapidly growing company that Rocket Internet cloned, illustrating the competitive landscape Airbnb faced.
E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner
All-In Podcast
Used as an example of a company that raised at a very high valuation ($20 billion) and then went public at a much lower valuation ($2 billion) a year later.
David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Company co-founded and sold by Brad Keywell, a GTD champion.
Andrew Mason at Startup School SV 2014
Y Combinator
Andrew Mason's highly successful group-buying company, which started as a side project from 'The Point' and grew rapidly, facing significant scaling and operational challenges.
Ian Hogarth
Y Combinator
An example of a company that grew through paid acquisition.
Alex Hormozi Answers Your Questions
Alex Hormozi
A daily deals website mentioned as an example of attracting low-barrier customers.
Suhail Doshi - How to Measure Your Product
Y Combinator
A competitor that LivingSocial had to pivot to compete with due to its own product's lack of retention.
How to Be a Great Founder with Reid Hoffman (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 13)
Y Combinator
Used as an example of a startup that might not have succeeded in Silicon Valley due to its need for a large sales force, contrasting with Chicago's strengths.
Why You Should or Should Not Work at a Startup by Justin Kan
Y Combinator
A company where Finbar worked as an engineer before joining Justin Kan's startup, Exec.
How Blake Scholl Built The First Independent Supersonic Jet
Y Combinator
Company where Blake Scholl worked as a product manager and later sold his first startup to.
Russell Brunson: How to Build a Million-Dollar Sales Funnel
Young and Profiting
Mentioned as a reference for the design style of a local car wash funnel page.