# @michael-girdley on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=wj7KlwujrpU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66152918-michael-girdley-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6563c9ed2d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-23T14:12:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michael Girdley (@michael-girdley) — https://gondola.cc/michael-girdley

## Caption

Google offered Groupon $6 billion when it was one of the hottest startups in America. Instead, the company went public, ran into accounting problems, and eventually became a shell of its former self.

This short breaks down how Groupon went from hypergrowth to a 97% collapse, and why saying no to Google became one of the biggest what-ifs in startup history.

#business #startup #groupon #businessbreakdown #google

## Stats

- **Views:** 27,226
- **Likes:** 522
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 23

## Tags

startup, businessbreakdown, business, groupon, google

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