The experience is fundamentally different for buying from local businesses than it is for buying consumer goods. Andrew Mason businessbuyconsumer Change image and share on social
I think if there's any difference between me and a traditional CEO, it's that I've been unwilling to change myself or shape my personality around what's expected. Andrew Mason ceochangedifference Change image and share on social
I find myself using the word 'executives' now. Andrew Mason executivefindword Change image and share on social
Groupon as a company - it's built into the business model - is about surprise. A new deal that surprises you every day. We've carried that over to our brand, in the writing and the marketing that we do, and in the internal corporate culture. Andrew Mason brandbuildbusiness share on social
I look at being a capitalist businessperson like riding a bike - if I go too slowly, I'll fall over. Or it's kind of like a shark: if I stop swimming, I'll just die. Andrew Mason bikebusinesspersoncapitalist Change image and share on social
Once you have something so deeply infused in your culture and your brand, it would be very difficult to reverse that inertia if you wanted to. Andrew Mason brandculturedeeply Change image and share on social
One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose. Andrew Mason altruisticbusinessexist Change image and share on social
There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant. Andrew Mason 000amountbarrier share on social
I think the big thing about Groupon is just people had never seen anything grow quite so fast. Andrew Mason bigfastgroupon Change image and share on social