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It's Getting Harder to Buy Groupon's Growth Story

It's Getting Harder to Buy Groupon's Growth Story

... Groupon, far from representing some kind of new paradigm, is a phenomenon we’ve all seen many times before: a money-gushing dot-com that’s gambling it can make it across the IPO finish line by keeping the conversation focused on revenues (growing) rather than P&L (worsening).

 

The real deal? Groupon files for public offering

The real deal? Groupon files for public offering

Daily deals site Groupon Inc filed for an initial public offering, hoping to capitalize on the biggest investor stampede into Web start-ups since the dotcom bubble burst a decade ago.

 

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