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I respect Groupon. They've built a good company predicated on a good business model in record time. They properly deserve all the fortune they reap. That sai
by haploid 16y ago
I respect Groupon. They've built a good company predicated on a good business model in record time. They properly deserve all the fortune they reap.
That said, I don't understand why they are seen to be a technology company. They are basically a massive sales organization. I'm sure they use technology to tie together their sales automation, but I doubt it's anything more significant than any other IT installation at any other medium-sized sales-oriented company.
Perhaps I'm missing something. Why is Groupon hailed as a technological marvel?
- brandnewlow 16y agoSo the tech press has something to write about.
- maxer 16y agoandrew mason said when he moved from concentrating on the point, he used wordpress as the first groupon site
- pchristensen 16y agoIt was a thepoint widget showing in a Wordpress blog. It did use all of the technology behind thepoint but used Wordpress as presentation.
- pchristensen 16y agoIt's about as techy as Amazon was after two years. Amazon is actually a much better comparison for Groupon than any of the other tech companies. Non-technical business, lots of investment in non-technical assets (warehouses vs writers/sales/customer service), etc. No one has said that Groupon is a technical marvel, but there are the usual challenges involved in high traffic website as well as a lot of development on new initiatives, internationalization, etc. Groupon is making big investments in its technology platform this year. Look for some news about it in January.
- brandnewlow 16y agoYou are unstoppable in these Groupon threads. Ask Mason and co. for a raise!