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Technology Stocks : Groupon, Inc.

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Nov 7 9:30 AM EST

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To: epicure who wrote (259)	8/11/2012 10:11:32 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 480

I picked up a few shares a couple of weeks ago in anticipation of their earnings release. I am expecting an upside surprise. I don't have a problem with Groupon's business model. For some reason they are being punished for having been clever enough to figure out how to get their customers to finance their business. Their balance sheet may be a bit of a mess, but then most restaurant companies operate quite profitably with negative working capital because they get credit from their vendors while taking in cash or credit cards from their customers. The Groupon clones are falling by the wayside and they are fine tuning their model. Unfortunately, rushed their IPO. I would feel more confident if they brought in some adult supervision.

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