Groupon
4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 12, 2015 by Harry Stebbings · said 36 times in 20 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (12), Blake Scholl (4), Paul Martino (3), David Vélez (3), Ryan Denehy (2), Michele Romanow (2), Rob Schutz (1), Rich Liu (1)
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2025 1 mention in 1 episode
2024 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2023 1 mention in 1 episode
2022 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
- Julio Vasconcellos: Scaling to $100M and 1,200 Employees and then Cratering | 20VC #928 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20Growth: The Biggest Lie in Startup Growth and Marketing, Why You Do Not Need To Diversify Customer Acquisition Channels in the Early Days & When and How To Build Your Growth Team with Rob Schutz, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer @ Ro
- every mention in 2022, scene by scene →
2021 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
- 20VC: Nubank CEO David Velez on Scaling Nubank to a $25BN Company, Why What Makes a Great Founder Does Not Make a Great CEO & The Responsibility Framework and How Leaders Can Use It To Drive Efficiency
- 20VC Unscripted: Pricing is Crazy, Pre-Emptive Rounds are Normal, Pricing at 200x Revenue Multiple is Common, There is More Cash Than Ever. What Happens Next; Market Analysis with Ryan Denehy, Founder and CEO @ Electric
- every mention in 2021, scene by scene →
2020 7 mentions in 1 episode
2019 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
- 20VC: Clearbanc's Michele Romanow on Why 40% of VC $ Raised Today Goes To Google and Facebook, How To Create A Financing Mechanism For The Repeatable Parts Of Your Business & Why We Need To Stop Celebrating Fundraises
- 20VC: Why Pre-Product Market Fit Is About Systems Design Not Engineering, The Right Way For Leaders To Approach Wartime Leadership Today & A Guide To Recruitment Forward Planning with Ryan Denehy, Founder & CEO @ Electric
- 20VC: Softbank Managing Partner, Jeff Housenbold on How Softbank Approach Portfolio Construction, Their Optimal Investment Decision-Making Process and What Excites Softbank Most In Opportunities Today
- every mention in 2019, scene by scene →
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
- 20VC: Lightspeed's Nicole Quinn on Why We Are Not In A Consumer Downturn, Why M&A Has Not Been This Exciting For A Long Time & Why Amazon Is Never Your Friend
- 20VC: The 3 Forms Of Edge A Founder Can Have, Lessons From Being on A Board With Bill Gates & Why There Are A Lot Of Tourist VCs Who Are Going To Lose A Lot Of Money, with Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder @ Lux Capital
- every mention in 2017, scene by scene →
2016 3 mentions in 1 episode
2015 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
- 20 VC 088: David Frankel @ Founder Collective: The Most Founder Friendly VC in Existence
- 20 VC 080: How VCs Can Differentiate Themselves with Patricia Nakache, General Partner @ Trinity Ventures
- 20 VC 078: BETAWORKS WEEK: Matt Hartman, Director of Seed Investments @ Betaworks
- 20 VC 069: Jeff Clavier, King of Seed Funding @ SoftTech VC on Brad Feld, Fitbit and Standout Startups
- every mention in 2015, scene by scene →
Everything said about Groupon, oldest first
Oct 12, 2015
Apr 10, 2020 negative
Groupon damaged its customer base by spamming emails for short-term targets
“Groupon honestly was very much the opposite. If a quarter was coming in soft, the response was often to, hey, send more email. You know, we'll pump up the short term, but it's a little bit like eating your stock seed because it burns up your core customer base…”
Nov 15, 2024 positive
Malik: Early adoption of unique channels drove growth for Dropbox and Pinterest
“Dropbox, Dropbox, like with the referral program, Groupon and email, Pinterest and SEO, Duolingo, and just like a totally unhinged social media, right? All of them were kind of first to this concept and it really, really worked.”
Jun 6, 2025 positive
Omaze Beat WME, CAA, Airbnb, and Groupon in Celebrity Campaigns
“At one point we were producing 400 celebrity videos a year, you know, and our team, like, figured out that process, was really good at learning from that process. Like, that's why we, like, that's why we were the only ones who did a celebrity that made it. We'…”