Groupon's IPO Debuts at $28, Largest Since Google

Groupon's IPO Debuts at $28, Largest Since Google


Groupon Vs. Zynga: Which Company Will Be More Valuable Post-IPO? | TechCrunch

@Andre
My money is on Zynga. Social Gaming over 'Coupons'... Any day.
@Frederik Verleye
I concur.
@Adam Israfil
I agree. Groupon is essentially a glorified emailing list. I think the past couple of weeks have been proof of that. Zynga is profitable and can actually instill costumer loyalty. That being said I think both are over valued and their popularity is beginning to slip. There are sites now, like ProfileGraveyard.com, that track the reasons people are leaving these once cherished social media companies.
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I think that there is going to be a considerable number of layoffs at Groupon pretty soon. The deals market is becoming very crowded and congested. But at least some big tech companies have began hiring. http://pnoy.me/ea
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@Therese Torris
Groupon's IPO is one more proof that investors don't care for company fundamentals. The stock price is inflated by a well orchestrated IPO. Many will loose, even those who short the stock (too many). http://bit.ly/sQIVLv Zynga has sounder fundamentals and a lot of growth potential. I can imagine holding Zynga stock.
@Jeff Durso
So Groupon has no IP, and Zynga is forced to constantly invest in new IP that cannibalizes the old IP and decays after 3 weeks. What a choice!
@Keith Gerard
Yup. Let's party like it's 1999.
@Melanie Dompierre
I have to say Zynga. So many people are playing social games, it's much cheaper for them then some "coupon". We are in recession right?
@Wayne Helpard
Zynga for sure.
@Matthew Geyster
Zynga will definitely be more valuable.
@Yasmin Razavi
is that even a question?
@Max Woolf
is "is that even a question?" even a question?
@Abhisshek Das
Max Woolf is " is "is that even a question?" even a question?" even a question?
@Yasmin Razavi
Abhisshek Das lollll
@Benjamin Crane
Abhisshek Das so 'meta' right now
@Mike McGee
Did you know that Groupon bought the best software dev shop in Chicago in late July? And they pretty much bought every Rails developer they could find in Chicago? I think they have enough tech.
@Francis H. Burton
Enough tech? It's R&D that counts not maintenance of the existing infrastructure
@Mark Loh
Zynga. Smartphones and tablets are growing in numbers; Zynga in the long term has an increasing customer base. If it can keep producing quality games it will have the whole world buying them. Groupon is sketchy with SMBs... we've heard a lot about how it's not worth it. And also Groupon is pretty replaceable. Definitely Zynga.... Two different industries and Zynga's has some great macro trends that position it nicely.
@Mike Choi
I run a group buying / daily deals site for the automotive niche market (Kabiela.com) and I would short GRPN right now... It's way overvalued. I know that there are no barriers to entry in this industry, and the marketing / sales force costs are very high, and "selling" the idea to merchants, especially saavy merchants is an uphill battle... I don't think it's sustainable the way it is now, and this "industry" being as nacent as it is, who knows what form it will take 3 months, 6 months, 1 year from now; and what business model will prevail? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm waiting for my broker to locate GRPN shares for shorting so I must get back... :P
@Josh Liptzin
Good luck. I wouldn't buy GRPN either, but with only 5% floating you can get squeezed pretty good.
@Julian Hugh
its a no brainer.....Zynga of course.
@Matt Coddington
Zynga is the better company hands down. No contest.
@Kevin Reynolds
This reads like a 5th grade book report.
@Vikas Palan
Informative Post.. Dumb Question...Simple answer. Zynga - Anyday.
@Ricardo Solon
Zynga because they are very hard to duplicate compare to Groupon... On top of that Zynga is a huge part of Facebook success and revenues therefore Facebook is going to help them stay successful.... You can beat Groupon by marketing and sales just like in the dating world right now...it's all about getting leads...to beat Zynga you need more then marketing and sales...
@Mike Beirne
I worked for Starbelly, which Eric Lefkofsky, inflated the value of, sold to Halo, which then went into bankruptcy. It is in a textbook as an example of how not to merge two companies. Eric is the chief investor in Groupon, which is accused of inflating its value. Eric is probably trying to inflate the value, get the public to buy it and get another huge payoff.
@Quest.me
I believe in the social games and I think that Zynga will be more valuable.
@Rich Peck
I think Groupon will be the better company in the long run. Zynga's only survival mechanism will be to create its own platform, akin to the likes of Xbox Live. Their reliance on Facebook & other sources of users devalues its core assets in my mind. My ideas for Groupon are to leverage their numbers and create a platform - something which will yield much more integration into future commerce.