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  • BufferDeals businesses like Groupon are based on an old model of rewards rewarding leakage, instead of participation. Leaks sink ships, leaks in business usually cause you to sink, yet there...

    The Good Leak is Missing: Why Daily Deals & Groupons Need a new Business Model and Won’t Scale

    BufferDeals businesses like Groupon are based on an old model of rewards rewarding leakage, instead of participation. Leaks sink ships, leaks in business usually cause you to sink, yet there...

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  • BufferSifting through the huzzah and the social hollerbaloo about Groupon’s IPO, I realize a simple fact. Everyone is trying to explain why Daily Deals are bad for merchants and consumers,...

    Why Groupon’s Deal Sucks for Groupon – The Achilles Heel of Margin

    BufferSifting through the huzzah and the social hollerbaloo about Groupon’s IPO, I realize a simple fact. Everyone is trying to explain why Daily Deals are bad for merchants and consumers,...

    Continue Reading...