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    Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Rosenthal: Andrew Mason's firing may not be a bad deal for Groupon

    "Our main focus is trying to figure out how this model evolves and not consistently falling on our face in the public," Groupon Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky reportedly told a Northbrook Chamber of Commerce audience early last April after yet another stumble under his fellow co-founder, Chief Executive Andrew Mason. "It's like giving a 7-year-old a Ferrari; you're going to get a certain amount of chaos."
    "Our main focus is trying to figure out how this model evolves and not consistently falling on our face in the public," Groupon Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky reportedly told a Northbrook Chamber of Commerce audience early last April after yet...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Marketing, Google Inc., Andrew Mason, Initial Public Offerings

    2. Nov 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Walk.by steps into online clothes shopping

    Chicago entrepreneur Joshua Hernandez's newest startup is testing a service that allows people to snap a photo of a clothing item they covet and, via their mobile phone, request a version of it from area boutiques. Walk.by uses the photo to query its...

    Tags: Feeding America, Cyber Monday, New York City, E-Commerce Industry, Media Industry

    3. Apr 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots

    Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...

    Tags: Authors, Media Industry, Groupon, Inc., Politics, Melissa Harris

    4. Oct 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago Ideas Week organizers hope talks trigger something great

    Chicago Ideas Week headquarters is a brightly lit, sprawling, open room in a River North office building where scores of workers sit at long rows of desks working the phones, rat-a-tatting their keyboards and keeping the din level high.
    Chicago Ideas Week headquarters is a brightly lit, sprawling, open room in a River North office building where scores of workers sit at long rows of desks working the phones, rat-a-tatting their keyboards and keeping the din level high. Actually, only...

    Tags: Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago Mayor, Lance Armstrong, United Air Lines, Groupon, Inc.

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Rosenthal: What's the deal with Groupon?

    "When a manager with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it's the reputation of the business that remains intact," Warren Buffett likes to say when asked if a good chief executive can salvage a bad business.
    "When a manager with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it's the reputation of the business that remains intact," Warren Buffett likes to say when asked if a good chief executive can salvage a bad business....

    Tags: Henry Ford, Credit Ratings, Corporate Officers, Andrew Mason, Super Bowl

    6. Nov 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Harris: Groupon's Andrew Mason faces questions about his future as CEO

    The problems at Groupon go beyond the question of whether its business model of offering daily deals can sustain its growth trajectory. And beyond the price of the company's stock, which began trading at $20 a share in November 2011 and now sit below $5.
    The problems at Groupon go beyond the question of whether its business model of offering daily deals can sustain its growth trajectory. And beyond the price of the company's stock, which began trading at $20 a share in November 2011 and now sit below $5....

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Andrew Mason, Companies and Corporations, Groupon, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance

    7. Dec 8, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. CEOs need to brace for G-8, NATO

    The G-8 and NATO summits being held in May in Chicago are expected to draw thousands of protesters, and <strong>Christie Hefner</strong><strong> </strong>had heard that some local CEOs were being told by their senior staff to "get out of town" that week to avoid them.
    The G-8 and NATO summits being held in May in Chicago are expected to draw thousands of protesters, and Christie Hefner had heard that some local CEOs were being told by their senior staff to "get out of town" that week to avoid them. The warnings were...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, International Organizations, Christie Hefner, Media Industry, Google Inc.

    8. Nov 4, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Groupon IPO: Did investors get a deal or a dud?

    Money & Company
    Some relevant numbers in the wake of daily-deals purveyor Groupon Inc.’s initial public stock offering, which began trading on Friday: --- Deal size: The Chicago company sold 35 million shares at $20 each, raising $700 million. It was the largest......
    9. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Groupon co-founder Andrew Mason to start new company

    Tribune reporter
    Groupon co-founder and former Chief Executive Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to work with entrepreneurs and launch a new company. The former CEO announced on his personal blog that he's "accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last several...

    Tags: FWD.us, Marissa Mayer, Mark Zuckerberg, Corporate Officers, Media Industry

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Mason heading to San Francisco

    Groupon co-founder and former Chief Executive Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to work with entrepreneurs and launch a new company. The former CEO announced on his personal blog Thursday that he's "accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, Andrew Mason, Apple iTunes, Soups, Companies and Corporations

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'No rush' to appoint new Groupon CEO

    <strong>The Wall Street Journal is reporting:</strong> Groupon Inc.'s interim CEOs and board members Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis said they are "not in a rush" to a appoint a new chief executive and are unlikely to do so until next year. The Chicago-based daily deals company ousted co-founder Andrew Mason in February amid struggles since its 2011 IPO.
    The Wall Street Journal is reporting: Groupon Inc.'s interim CEOs and board members Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis said they are "not in a rush" to a appoint a new chief executive and are unlikely to do so until next year. The Chicago-based daily deals...

    Tags: Corporate Officers, The Wall Street Journal, Andrew Mason, Groupon, Inc.

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| AP West Virginia

  12. Calif. man pleads guilty in extortion scheme involving W.Va. coal company owner, others

    BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A California man has pleaded guilty to trying to extort $13 million from a West Virginia coal company executive. Aspiring actor Vivek Shah pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger in Beckley. The 25-...

    Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Blackmail and Extortion, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice

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