If keeping it secret is that big of deal it's probably going to fail anyway. If something is so easy to copy that you can't tell anyone then it's not worth pursuing. IMO.
Right. So Groupon probably didn't go around hush hush. I agree with the post above about execution. It's not about being first it's about being the best.
I knew there were hundreds of clones but didnt know they were making cash hand over first. Any operating in a country that groupon operates in you can point me to? Just interested.
I chatted with some of the groupon guys a short while ago and was shocked by just how much cash they spend on aquiring business. I wonder how many groupon type companies a city can hold, and for how long?
Like magic tricks, the magician is like the first one to discover an idea is possible... I mean in general. I'm not calling mine magical.