On: Andrew Mason out at Groupon

[danilocampos]

100% correct.

The way I'd have answered it to match the tone of every other thing he'd said goes a little something like this:

"You know, it's a fair question. Obviously, I believe the answer is yes.

We're still learning a lot about how to scale this business and educate new partners. We could have done a better job in some cases, and I think that's what you're seeing when people are frustrated by us online.

We're working with our merchants to understand what they need to make sure everyone – both our customers and our merchants – gets a great deal."

[largesse → danilocampos]

So the problem isn't that you thought he was a hypocrite, it's that he didn't lie well enough to hide it. Isn't that hypocritical?

[danilocampos → largesse]

I didn't have a problem at all – Groupon did. And the dramatic fashion with which his mask dropped was the tipoff, that's all.

[seanmcdirmid → largesse]

No, the problem was he didn't have or share a story, vision, idea, or plan on why he believed the business was sustainable.

[PakG1 → largesse]

What did danilocampos say that would have been a lie? The only thing that might come close is the statement "We're working with our merchants to understand what they need to make sure...". But I have difficulty believing that Groupon wasn't talking to any merchants at all about how to improve things.