Groupon’s CEO gets some financial adult supervision

Apr. 30, 2012 - 4:53 PM PDT Apr. 30, 2012 - 4:53 PM PDT

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In a rare move, Groupon is swapping out directors without waiting for terms to end — switching high-profile Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz out for American Express CFO Daniel Henry. Another swap for Deloitte’s Robert Bass gives the board more finance gravitas. Read more at paidContent »

Revolution Growth banks on FedBid for first investment

By Barb Darrow

Jan. 17, 2012 - 12:54 PM PDT Jan. 17, 2012 - 12:54 PM PDT

Revolution Growth, the venture firm founded by AOL veterans Steve Case and Ted Leonsis, made its first public bet today, investing an undisclosed portion of its $450 million fund in FedBid, an online reverse auction site for the federal procurement process. Read more »

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