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Groupon CEO Survives Digital Suicide on 60 Minutes

January 23, 2012

Last week Andrew Mason, the 31-year-old CEO of newly public Groupon conducted an interview with Leslie Stahl of 60 Minutes.  I was excited to get to see for myself just how crazy this newly minted multimillionaire could show himself.  Groupon is know for its wild culture, and Andy did not disappoint.  The words, the look [...]

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Stadiums Yes!, Beaches No!

January 17, 2012

was amused to read the article in the recent Los Angeles Times–” Coastal cities will sponsors: make our beach your sandwich board”. Boy did that bring back memories for me. For several years beginning in 1999, I led a start-up in Southern California that offered advertising on local government vehicles. This was a fun venture for several years, but then the fun for me left of the business.

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Steve, We Miss You! Happy iPhone Day

January 9, 2012

It was fun today to wake up to the news that this was the anniversary of the day that Steve jobs announced the coming production of the iPhone. Everyone viewed the latest production by Steve, and thought this is an interesting, but I don’t see it going anywhere.

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The Groupon Bloom is Fading Quickly

November 24, 2011

I guess you could say that the bloom is off the rose for the Groupon IPO and the initial investors as the stock cratered this week.  Tech stocks also hit the skids, the European market is still a major drag on the market, as if it needs one. After jumping up during the first few [...]

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Last Chance for Newsprint and Local News

November 16, 2011

It was fun to work in the newspapers world…a long time ago.  Times have changed, and things aren’t just the same.  Circulation is down, ad revenues are down, and most of my friends who are still in the business aren’t having much fun.  It is with this in mind that I came across a recent [...]

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Groupon’s Big Coming Out Party

November 4, 2011

Today is Groupon Day!  Perhaps this will become a national day of recognition, just like Groundhog Day when we all come out to see if “Phil” sees his shadow or not.  Today we’ll see if Groupon, has the “legs” to go the distance as an investment stock.  I’ve held my tongue until now, though my [...]

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Presentation: Meeting the Challenge of Change

October 6, 2011

I gave a presentation recently to a group of executives and thought I’d share it here: View more presentations from Lyn Bunch

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