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Mar 29
2012

ILM East: Ted Leonsis – Local’s All About Scale, ‘New Currencies’

Ted Leonsis, Groupon Vice Chair, American Express Board Member and Internet Pioneer , emphasized the importance of scaling for local in a global economy during a keynote at ILM East yesterday. “Indiana really matters. India matters more,” said Leonsis, pointing out that for larger companies, most growth will come from outside the U.S. The way …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals, Mobile, Money, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Verticals

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Feb 10
2012

Webinar: Ted Leonsis Talks Local, Live on Monday from The Verizon Center

It’s safe to say that Ted Leonsis is at the center of the local revolution. He’s done it all, from his early days trying to jumpstart ecommerce at RedGate, to his work building a local framework at AOL (i.e. Mapquest, Digital City, MovieFone, Studio Now); to his current role as Vice Chair, Groupon; Board Member, …continue reading »

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Dec 1
2011

Case and Leonsis Providing $450 Million for DC Tech Startups

Source: Washington Post. Case, Leonsis and partner Donn Davis Universities stimulate major business zones in various cities. So do airports. Hence the Dulles tech corridor in DC. So do the success of major companies. People leave with their stock options and develop their own companies. Witness Wang in Boston; Microsoft in Seattle; AOL in DC; …continue reading »

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Nov 8
2010

SB Nation Raises $10.5 Million More; Total Surpasses $23 Million

SB Nation (Sports Blog Nation) presents a fan-centric, highly verticalized (i.e. local) view of sports from dozens of bloggers. The site has completed a new $10.5 million “C” round of funding, pushing it past the $23.5 Million mark. The new round is led by Khosla Ventures, and includes Accel Partners and Comcast Interactive Capital, which …continue reading »

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Sep 20
2010

Successful Groupon Promotion Almost Wipes Out a Small Cafe

The Groupon/Deal a Day model –“no money upfront, but we’ll take up to 50% of the coupon value” – has been met with high satisfaction. Groupon’s internal data shows that 97 percent of participating SMBs want to do it again. But the model has been taking real heat this week from some SMBs on the …continue reading »

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