Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Groupon was the fastest-growing company in human history, an unstoppable tech juggernaut, famously turning down a multi-billion dollar buyout from Google to conquer the world alone. Yet today, it survives as a corporate zombie, having lost 99% of its value in a spectacular, violent crash.
Behind the addictive "Daily Deal" and the massive consumer FOMO was a dark reality, Groupon Math. The platform engineered a business model that exploited human psychology while systematically bankrupting the very small businesses it claimed to support.
Find out how Groupon how the internet's biggest IPO since Google into the ultimate corporate death spiral.
Chapters:
00:01 - $1 Billion Buyout Rejection
00:45 - Chapter 1: The FOMO Engine
03:25 - Chapter 2: The Groupon Math
07:04 - Chapter 3: The Supply Chain Rebellion
11:35 - Chapter 4: The Golden Parachutes
Narrated by: Josh Risser
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Groupon was the fastest-growing company in human history, an unstoppable tech juggernaut, famously turning down a multi-billion dollar buyout from Google to conquer the world alone. Yet today, it survives as a corporate zombie, having lost 99% of its value in a spectacular, violent crash.
Behind the addictive "Daily Deal" and the massive consumer FOMO was a dark reality, Groupon Math. The platform engineered a business model that exploited human psychology while systematically bankrupting the very small businesses it claimed to support.
Find out how Groupon how the internet's biggest IPO since Google into the ultimate corporate death spiral.
Chapters:
00:01 - $1 Billion Buyout Rejection
00:45 - Chapter 1: The FOMO Engine
03:25 - Chapter 2: The Groupon Math
07:04 - Chapter 3: The Supply Chain Rebellion
11:35 - Chapter 4: The Golden Parachutes
Narrated by: Josh Risser
đź”” Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! đź””
SUGGEST A TOPIC:
bit.ly/suggest-an-infographics-video
đź’¬ Come chat with me: discord.gg/theinfoshow
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TikTok â–ş tiktok.com/@theinfographicsshow
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