LivingSocial is not a startup, it's just a company that isn't doing very well right now. It's not in a "growth period", in fact it's already gone through this k

LivingSocial is not a startup, it's just a company that isn't doing very well right now. It's not in a "growth period", in fact it's already gone through this kind of firing before. 2014: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/livingsocial-to-eliminate-400-jobs-as-the-deals-company-charts-a-new-path-forward/2014/11/05/11ee8c50-650a-11e4-836c-83bc4f26eb67_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/livi... 2012: http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/29/technology/livingsocial-layoffs/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/29/technology/livingsocial-layo... These guys even tried to recruit me last year. I declined politely due to the apparent 2-year lifespan their staff has.