Angels = Win
VCs = Win
Founders = Win
Initial employees with early options = Win
IPO shareholders = not so much
However, keep in mind that the beginning of the unraveling of the Euro and the start of the collapse of American bond markets is weighing heavily on the stock market. Naturally, more speculative shares like Groupon will get the boot up the ass first. Maybe it is better to assess its health after 6 to 12 months when all the initial backers have unloaded what they need to unload. Also, people are waking up to the weakness of its business model.
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