It could work maybe as a way to actually build a more efficient kind of Groupon. Instead of having to convince businesses to run deals you let users bug them u

It could work maybe as a way to actually build a more efficient kind of Groupon. Instead of having to convince businesses to run deals you let users bug them until they do, and they run better deals because they're the ones users asked for. You also don't need to take a cut (or at most a very small one) since your effort is rather limited. Ultimately it seems you end up in the same place as Groupon as far as using it. People would want to know what deals were already available, so they don't have to ask for one themselves most of the time. It's got a massive chicken-n-egg problem, so that's the real challenge in making it work. Using the "bowling pin" strategy and starting in Santa Monica should help. It's interesting and different, which I like.