Hi Robin, What do you think of Groupon's IPO and what that means for all the clones that have launched or are about to?

Tough one…i’m not sure i would have bought any stock on opening and last i looked the stock was up significantly. I do think that survival/success in this game will require access to capital and most of the clones that don’t have deep pocketed investors may have challenges. Beyond that, i don’t think the market for deals is going away anytime soon.

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What do you think of "teaser" landing pages to sign up beta users?

Answered by Benjamin Yoskovitz – Partner, Year One Labs

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Answered by Matt Meeker – Co-founder of Meetup.com

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Answered by Mark Ruddock – Founder, INEA Posted in Technology

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