Why root for Groupon?

Re:Why root for Groupon? by godzillabrennus on Saturday November 21, 2015 @05:12PM (#10608241)

I root for Groupon because I'm in Chicago and it's great for a company of that size to have originated here. Andrew has a great reputation in the area but Eric and Lightbank are almost universally detested which is a shame. I hope the company turns around and more importantly I hope Eric and Lightbank revisit how they treat entrepreneurs.

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Re:Why root for Groupon? by alawrence on Saturday November 21, 2015 @11:23PM (#10609066)

I didn't realize LightBank was looked down on. I'm also in Chicago and work for a Lightbank-funded startup. Have you heard from other local entrepreneurs about poor treatment from LightBank?

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Re:Why root for Groupon? by godzillabrennus on Sunday November 22, 2015 @10:30AM (#10610324)

Yes, the overall mentality of anyone I talk to is don't even approach Lightbank. Word on the street is they are terrible for entrepreneurs to work with. It doesn't help that Lightbank has seemingly had high turnover and my limited interactions with them in other matters have sent me mixed messages. Again, it's a shame. Brad Feld from Foundry replies to almost every email he gets. Chicago needs a guy like that.

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Re:Why root for Groupon? by Lambent_Cactus on Sunday November 22, 2015 @08:23AM (#10609968)

My Chicago company is not Lightbank-funded, but all I see in print is relentless small-town boosterism - what's a more reliable source for sounding out a firm's reputation?

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