A Forbes cover story in August called the start-up “the fastest-growing company ever.” Published reports have put its annual revenues at $500 million, while the All Things Digital blog said Friday that Groupon stands to rake in $2 billion in sales in 2010. While the headline-grabbing bid dominated the chatter, other variables such as corporate culture and the viability of alternative exit strategies for investors probably played a major role in Groupon’s thinking.Įvaluating Groupon’s decision is especially vexing because the private company is expanding at a whirlwind pace, making any kind of outside valuation difficult. Their silence leaves a substantial vacuum for outsiders to debate whether the Chicago start-up’s decision was foolish or brilliant. Neither company is commenting about the negotiations or Groupon’s decision. to turn down a buyout offer of a reported $5 billion to $6 billion from Google Inc.

Everyone seems to have their own idea about what motivated Groupon Inc.

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