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
talking strange used
I'm just not used to talking that much about myself. It feels strange.
I just like to build things and do things.
mom cutting thinking
When you think of couponing, you picture a mom cutting coupons out of the back of the newspaper.
cutting hair mba
Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA.
being-yourself inspiration giving
I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.
moments enough ifs
If you don't have those moments where you go too far, then you're probably not going far enough.
thinking people bigs
I think the big thing about Groupon is just people had never seen anything grow quite so fast.
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.