I misunderstood. I thought you were saying that a weak IPO would result in additional regulations. I thought you were saying that it is in the tech segments b

I misunderstood. I thought you were saying that a weak IPO would result in additional regulations. I thought you were saying that it is in the tech segments best interest for solid IPO launches, so as to not taint other future IPO companies. And I was saying that the opposite was true, overinflated, unsubstantiated, and unsecured IPO will expose the industry to greater enforced accountability. As for the worst case scenario, for the sake of all the small business 'investors' in Groupon (though I'm not sure that they actually realize their participation), I certainly hope that something like this doesn't happen. However, considering the ugly and apparently underhanded 2010 funding play, some investigations may be in order. Besides which, the chairman of Groupon is already Mr. Class Action Lawsuit. So, based upon previous performance, one can likely predict future results in this case.