Groupon rejected Yahoo's offer.
Groupon拒绝了雅虎的提议。
A year later, Groupon had around 300 employees.
一年之后，Groupon拥有300多名员工。
Groupon claims to offer discounts of 50% to 90%.
Groupon主张提供50%至90%的优惠。
For Groupon, that means an indefinite IPO delay.
对Groupon来说，它意味着IPO无限期延后。
Some Groupon employees appreciate his stubborn streak.
部分Groupon的员工就很欣赏他固执的性格。
Make a new literary acquaintance with today's Groupon.
用今日团扣网，重新认识文学。
“Groupon, like theater, is all about text and context,” he says.
“Groupon和戏剧一样重视文字和内容，”他说。
Groupon is also a big believer in small, cross-functional teams.
Groupon也很相信小规模、跨职能的团队。
So this is why the Groupon IPO is critical for venture capitalists.
因此，这就是Groupon上市对风险投资家如此重要的原因。
In what other situations can Groupon be used as an effective tactic?
还有什么情况下，团购会是有效的策略？
Online voucher website Groupon won Breakout of the Year at the Webbys.
在线团购网站Groupon获得威比年度突破奖(Breakout ofthe Year)。
After spawning dozens of copycat sites, Groupon is now looking to IPO.
在大量模仿网站相继产生之后，Groupon正准备寻求IPO。
Groupon plans eventually to introduce the program across its 300 markets.
Groupon计划最终将在其300个市场上引入这项计划。
The nature of Groupon redemptions also poses some operational challenges.
团购的特质也给运营造成一些挑战。
“Two-thirds of vendors are still very happy with Groupon, ” says Dholakia.
“三分之二的业主对Groupon还是感到很满意，”Dholakia说。
Groupon aspires to be global, but the markets it serves are intensely local.
Groupon渴望全球化，但是它服务的市场却非常本地化。
Landing a Groupon deal, even at a loss, can put a small business on the map.
在Groupon成交一单生意，即便是亏本买卖，也能令小企业崭露头角。
More dangerously for Groupon, big online firms have begun to enter the fray.
对团宝来说更危险的是，另一些大型网络企业已开始加入战端。
In less than two years, Groupon has become the undisputed king of online deals.
在不到两年的时间里，Groupon(团购)已经成为了在线交易的无冕之王了。
Let me first say that Groupon filing to go public is not proof of a tech bubble.
首先我想说，Groupon准备上市并不是存在高科技泡沫的证据。
Planned features on Groupon will expand the social networking element to the site.
Groupon计划的功能将在网站上扩充社交网络的元素。
Groupon is approaching the markets with an operating loss equal to 18% of revenue.
Groupon上市之际，营业损失相当于营业收入的18%。
A few local merchants in Chicago get them started, and Groupon shows good revenues.
起初，有几家位于芝加哥的商家尝试了这项服务，而Groupon也显示出了良好的创收能力。
In 2009, Groupon gave Mason a loan to buy some shares, which he repaid only in part.
2009年，Groupon曾拨给梅森一笔借款用以购买一些股票，这些钱他只还了一部分。
What a turnabout from a few months earlier, when Groupon was the talk of Wall Street.
才几个月，地覆天翻。几个月之前，Groupon还是华尔街的谈资。
Google approached Groupon with a hefty takeover offer last year, but it was rejected.
谷歌去年以丰厚的条件收购Groupon，但遭到了拒绝。
By this time, not only were consumers noticing Groupon, the press was catching on too.
此时，不仅顾客们注意到了Groupon，新闻界也闻风而来。
With Groupon, merchants don't pay for marketing until they get a customer in the door.
有了Groupon，商家只需支付有效客户的营销费用。
This is a boon to consumers, but confers no lasting "first-mover" advantage on Groupon.
在这个市场中，消费者占尽便宜，而身为“开山鼻祖”的高朋网确无长久的先动优势。
Nine months in, Groupon switched to software specifically designed for the new business.
9个月后，Groupon研发了一款专门针对此项新业务的软件。
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