Category Archives: groupon
Groupon Buys Obtiva To Boost Engineering Team
Groupon, the ready-to-IPO daily deals juggernaut, has announced its acquisition of Obtiva, a Chicago-based Ruby on Rails software development fi… Continue reading
Groupon’s Andrew Mason: We Want to Be Amazon for Local
Founder and CEO of Groupon Andrew Mason was reluctant to directly answer some questions from moderator Kara Swisher at the DLD conference today. But he still shared many of his views on what makes Groupon a great company and how he plans to expand it in the future. Here are our notes from the panel: […] Continue reading
Goldman Sachs CEO Makes Case to Groupon for IPO [REPORT]
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein visited Groupon’s Chicago headquarters to make a case for hiring his firm for a possible share sale this year, according to Bloomberg. The visit came just as Morgan Stanley is also in talks with Groupon to arrange an IPO, according to the report, which cites “a person familiar with the […] Continue reading