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I don't think that Groupon execs are widely perceived as crooks, whereas Zynga's ones are more than hard to defend here. Moreover, Zynga execs' move was likely
by fab13n 15y ago
I don't think that Groupon execs are widely perceived as crooks, whereas Zynga's ones are more than hard to defend here.
Moreover, Zynga execs' move was likely intended to increase the total worth of their shares; if they manage to claw 20% more shares, but destroy 30% of each share's value, they've hurt themselves even in the short term (figures made up for illustration, obviously).
- sabat 15y agoI don't think that Groupon execs are widely perceived as crooks, whereas Zynga's ones are more than hard to defend here. Actually, Groupon's execs are widely perceived as crooks.
- Kavan 15y agoFrom my perspective, and I think it is inline with consensus, Andrew Mason is quirky and different, but is not a crook. He handled the Japanese new year issues pretty well last year. http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/17/groupon-ceo-andrew-mason-sorry-for-osechi-snafu-we-really-messed-up/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/17/groupon-ceo-andrew-mason-so... Their sales teams are apparently very aggressive but that doesn't make them crooks.