Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever

Frank Sennett is the Editor-in-Chief of Time Out Chicago. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Journalism, earned an MFA from the University of Montana, and has published seven previous books.

Advance Praise for "Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever" "Fresh, fun, and exciting! A great inside business story wonderfully told."-Tony Hsieh, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Delivering Happiness" and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. "By the end of the first chapter, Sennett's nuggets of detail swell into full-blown revelations. "The Time Out Chicago" editor in chief quickly plunges readers into Groupon's boardroom, providing one of the most detailed accounts of how close the founders came in late 2010 to accepting a $5.75 billion buyout offer from Google and why they ultimately rejected it... The cover of Sennett's book promises "the inside story" of the Chicago-based daily deal company that went from tech startup to multibillion-dollar initial public offering in less than four years, and that's what it delivers. Even the closest of Groupon observers will learn a lot. And they'll also hear from company insiders who rarely grant interviews... Through numerous anecdotes and observations, Sennett also captures all 360 degrees of Mason's personality, from his stubbornness and immaturity to his talent, dedication and loyalty... Sennett has provided us with a well-written and revealing first draft of the company's start."--"Chicago Tribune ""["Groupon's Biggest Deal Ever"] is the first comprehensive examination of Chicago's overnight Internet star; it takes readers from the company's start, through its almost-sale to Google Inc. in late 2010 to its IPO last fall.""--Crain's Chicago Business ""The 'insane gamble' referred to in the subtitle is the one in which Andrew Mason, the founder of the Internet coupon site Groupon, turned down a $6 billion buyout offer from Google...Told with an appealingly jaunty prose style (imagine Ben Mezrich but with even more enthusiasm), the story portrays Mason as a plucky entrepreneur, a laidback and politically incorrect school prankster who, on the other hand, is a sharp-as-a-tack computer programmerm