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Apple’s Passbook Throws Chicago-Based Belly A Bone

Belly’s iPhone app was downloaded 50,000 times since the iOS 6 release, marking a huge week for a relatively new company that was founded in Chicago in late 2011. The company has raised $12.9 million from some of the biggest names in venture capital.

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Former Groupon Writer Dishes Dirt

An anonymous, former Groupon writer dished to the reddit community about writing witty promotions for a living, the company’s management issues, and how he got fired.

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Google Offers Is Kind Of Like Groupon, But With More Maps

Google introduced a number of new features to the Google Maps for Android today, many with a commercial focus.

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SEC Probe Likely Following Groupon Revenue Revisions (Infographic)

Many people expect that recent revisions in Groupon’s financial statements will lead to a formal investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s stock has been on a rocky.

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Tech IPO’s: How Will Facebook Compare to Everyone Else?

Facebook is expected to raise $5 billion with an estimated valuation of $75-100 Billion dollars later today when they file to go public. With the most hyped tech IPO since Google.

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So Groupon is Finally Publicly Traded…

This past Friday Groupon finally went public with their long awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) using the NASDAQ symbol of GRPN. Congratulations are in order for the three year old Chicago start-up that.

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Groupon Offers Its Stock As Groupon?

By now it’s old news that the shine is off for Groupon’s IPO. Previously valued at $25 Billion, Groupon’s IPO is now expected to be valued at $10 – $12.

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Facebook and Yelp Deals Succumb Before Really Getting Started

A few weeks ago Facebook and Yelp both pulled their daily deal offerings. In an era where everyone seems to be getting in on the daily deal brigade, unless there is.

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CEO Sundays: How To Make An Old Business New Again

Written by Kevin Leland, Co-founder of Pawngo Here at Lightbankwe’re enamored with any business that uses technology to completely upend some old school industry. We did it with freight —.

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CEO Sundays: Loyalty in the “Groupon Age”

Written by Brian Doxey, CEO of Frequent Browser Like millions of other people, I love daily deals! I love new restaurants, fun activities, and the sometimes selfish splurges. And more.

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