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Groupon is the 21st Century’s “Sky Mall”

Groupon is the 21st Century’s “Sky Mall”

Michael Convente April 29, 2012 1

Oh, Groupon.  I bet your founders (Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell) are now wishing they took Google’s $6 billion paycheck in 2010 and rode off into the sunset.  Those were the Golden

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Groupon Reports Quarterly Loss in First Public Earnings Release

Groupon Reports Quarterly Loss in First Public Earnings Release

Michael Convente February 8, 2012 1

Groupon, the Web 2.0 company that pioneered a new way for customers to get discounts on products and services, reported a net loss of $42.7 million for Q4 2011 in their first earnings release

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Facebook to File $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday

Facebook to File $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday

Michael Convente January 31, 2012 2

Facebook will file for a $5 billion IPO on Wednesday morning, according to a breaking news report from CNBC.  It appears that last Friday’s reports of an expected Facebook IPO this week were indeed

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Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Michael Convente December 31, 2011 2

2011 has been a remarkable year for technology.  Never before have we seen the power of technology on display more than in 2011.  We’ve seen tech companies of both old and new stumble with

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Santa isn’t the only thing about to be going down a Chimney…How The Market is now Viewing The Recent Tech IPOs

Santa isn’t the only thing about to be going down a Chimney…How The Market is now Viewing The Recent Tech IPOs

Aaron Holtzman December 13, 2011 0

Many investors who enjoy taking bets on companies that will lose value are breaking out the champagne.  They are celebrating due to the new supply of shares from these companies are pushing the cost

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Facebook Planning IPO in Spring 2012

Facebook Planning IPO in Spring 2012

Michael Convente November 29, 2011 1

Facebook will launch its long-awaited and rumored IPO sometime between April and June 2012, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.  Facebook will aim to raise $10 billion in capital, an amount

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