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How Much Groupon Executives and Investors Made From The IPO

Amit Chowdhry | November 5, 2011 | 770 views | Add a Comment
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Yesterday Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) had an initial public offering. The company set their stock price at $20 and yesterday it closed at $26.11. The company was given a valuation of over $17 billion. BusinessInsider.com has compiled a list of how much the executives and investors made from the IPO. Below is the list:

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Invests In Groupon and Joins The Board

Amit Chowdhry | February 10, 2011 | 1,024 views | 1 Comment
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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz has invested in Groupon.com through his investments company called Maveron. As a result, Schultz will also be joining the company board of directors. Maveron’s investment amount was undisclosed.

Starbucks Getting Free WiFi Starting July 1

Amit Chowdhry | June 14, 2010 | 979 views | 2 Comments
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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) will have free WiFi starting July 1st according to CEO Howard Schultz.  He announced the news at the Wired Conference in New York.  Yahoo! is working with Starbucks on the free WiFi offer.

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