Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason
Andrew D. Masonis an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users discounts on local businesses...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
term stills
In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger.
thinking differences personality
I think if there's any difference between me and a traditional CEO, it's that I've been unwilling to change myself or shape my personality around what's expected.
life-is-too-short life-is-short life-being-short
Life is too short to be a boring company.
wrinkles laughing ifs
If you laugh a lot, when you get older your wrinkles will be in the right places.
years half four
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,
entrepreneur
I never thought of myself as an entrepreneur before I started this. I just like to build things.
success art vision
You're building a tool, not a piece of art. Don't be blinded by the vision.
flower bouquets dandelions
If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.
serious-person serious persons
I'm weird. But I'm a pretty serious person.
giving people great-people
Hire great people and give them freedom to be awesome.
mistake errors making-mistakes
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
deal time whenever
If I could get a deal on whatever my impulse was, whenever my impulse struck, and it was nearby, I would use that all the time. It would reshape the way that I shop.
appalled create decided free grown industry people teaching video wholesome
I'm appalled that an industry has grown around teaching a practice as wholesome and spiritual as yoga, so I decided to create my own free video to help people get started.
door expect kid knocking sell trying twice year
I think I was probably that kid in the neighborhood who you could expect once or twice a year to be knocking on your door trying to sell you something stupid.