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Ted Leonsis 
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I’m Still Here: Stock Soars as Groupon Shows Stronger-Than-Expected Q1 Revenue
On the other hand, I could use a nice cup of hot growth.
Groupon CEO: “I Was Fired Today.”
“After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I’ve decided that I’d like to spend more time with my family. Just kidding — I was fired today.”
Boardroom Blitz: The Four Things That Could Happen at Groupon
And the man at the back said everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz. And the girl in the corner said boy, I wanna warn ya, it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz.
Exclusive: Is Andrew Mason on the Bubble as CEO of Groupon?
Is a boardroom showdown looming for the troubled daily deals company and its affable co-founder?
Resonate Raises $22 Million for “Values” Ads
Ad tech firm Resonate has a simple pitch: It says it can figure out what different groups of Internet users care about, and where to find them on the Web.
What Cash Crunch? Revolution Growth Raises $450M for Its First Fund.
You say you want a revolution? How about an investment, instead?
Former Top Editor Makes Another Talent Raid on AOL’s Engadget for New Competing Gadget Site
I love the smell of blog wars in the morning! Acting as Facebook often does to Google, a new site started by former Engadget editor Josh Topolsky just hired away yet another passel of tech journalists from the giant gadgets news and reviews organization. It is Topolsky’s second major talent raid since he left his editor-in-chief job there in March, for a new gadget property aimed at unseating Engadget.
Former AOL Media Exec Marty Moe to Join Engadget Gang of Eight at SB Nation
Just what is SB Nation’s Jim Bankoff up to? Earlier this week, he hired away eight staffers from AOL’s Engadget in order to create a competing tech news and gadget site. And now, according to sources close to the situation, the former AOL content head is close to hiring another former top AOL media exec, Marty Moe, to manage it and also more niche sites the blog network is contemplating launching.
SB Nation Sacks AOL in Raid of Former Engadget Team for Competing New Tech Site, As AOL Zeroes in on New EiC
Jim Bankoff, the fomer AOL exec responsible for buying Engadget for the Internet portal, has grabbed eight staffers who had recently left the huge tech site amid tensions, in order to start a new gadget property for his SB Nation sports and news platform. The site–which is still unnamed and will be run by outgoing Engadget Editor-in-Chief Josh Topolsky–will debut sometime in the fall. Meanwhile, AOL has zeroed in on a new leader to replace Topolsky.
Exclusive: Former AOLers Steve Case and Ted Leonsis Raising $400 Million Growth Equity Fund
Steve Case and Ted Leonsis are bringing their old AOL band back together once again, this time by raising a $400 million growth equity fund. The pair, the legendary top execs who rocketed AOL to the top of the Internet business in the 1990s, are now making the rounds in New York and elsewhere to pitch their new investment vehicle, sources said.