About the book Find me on Twitter @SennettReport Contact me directly: frank [at] franksennett.comTumblr (3.0; @sennettreport)http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcmupgb1pg1qz4l08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/34537652810http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/34537652810Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:24:00 -0500RTs = endorsements!Soylent Green is people!The truth about retweetsTop 10 Business Books of 2012: Booklist has named Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever one of the best...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962957833http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962957833Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:06:00 -0500Groupon BookGrouponGroupon's Biggest Deal EverFrank SennettBooklistTop 10 Business Books of 2012Best business books of 2012Best business books of the year“Pack these books if you want to come back from the beach a smarter entrepreneur.” - The...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962490670http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962490670Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:56:28 -0500GrouponGroupon BookGroupon's Biggest Deal EverFrank SennettBusiness InsiderOwen Thomas“Sennett shares scoop after inside scoop in a jaunty prose style, leading our reviewer to...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962212744http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26962212744Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:51:02 -0500GrouponGroupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookFrank SennettBooklistBen MezrichThe Accidental BillionairesGroupon movie<a href="http://businessbeachreads.com">Business beach reads</a>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26396647825http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/26396647825Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:43:50 -0500Groupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookBest business beach reads“Amazing that a book has already been published about the company” - Ted...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25902797980http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25902797980Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:25:40 -0500Ted LeonsisGrouponGroupon's Biggest Deal EverFrank SennettAOLWashington WizardsWashington Capitals<object id="cnbcplayer" height="380" width="400" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"> <param name="type" value="application/x-shockwave-flash" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="flashVars" value="startTime=000" /><param name="flashVars" value="endTime=000" /><param name="movie" value="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/3000094654/code/cnbcplayershare" /><embed name="cnbcplayer" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" height="380" width="400" quality="best" wmode="transparent" scale="noscale" salign="lt" src="http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/3000094654/code/cnbcplayershare" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>CNBC’s Carl <span class="st">Quintanilla interviewed me for <em>Squawk on the Street</em> about <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em> and asked a particularly good question about the importance of the company to Chicago’s tech scene.<br/></span></p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25901312952http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25901312952Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:03:21 -0500Groupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookGrouponFrank SennettCNBCSquawk on the StreetCarl Quintanilla<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D5y12DaJEQQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="st">Simon Constable of </span>The <em>Wall Street Journal</em>’s <em>Digits</em> program asked me why Groupon turned down that nearly $6 billion offer from Google, as detailed in <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em>.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900930257http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900930257Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:57:36 -0500Groupon BookGroupon's Biggest Deal EverGrouponFrank SennettWall Street JournalDigitsSimon ConstableWSJ Live<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fQrwI9UO5Qw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>My segment about <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em> on the internationally syndicated <em>Business First</em> with Angela Miles has been aired in more countries than I’ll ever get to in person.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900558348http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900558348Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:52:04 -0500Groupon's Biggest Deal EverGrouponGroupon BookFrank SennettBusiness FirstAngela MilesWCIU<iframe src="http://www.wttw.com/video/embed/iframeEmbedSource.html?feed=http://feed.theplatform.com/f/0HWnt/1jiUX6_ANOBi&mediaIDs=2245388572" width="400" height="266"></iframe> <br/><br/><p>What a thrill to discuss my Groupon book with the legendary Chicago reporter Carol Marin on public television station WTTW’s <em>Chicago Tonight</em>.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900282342http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25900282342Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:48:02 -0500GrouponGroupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookFrank SennettWTTWCarol MarinChicago Tonight<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=xkaGwwNToEyMN-FdAROPU5tQF8_C4z0Z&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=640&deepLinkEmbedCode=xkaGwwNToEyMN-FdAROPU5tQF8_C4z0Z&height=360&thruParam_bloomberg-ui[popOutButtonVisible]=FALSE"></script><br/><br/><p>I talk <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em> with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s <em>Bloomberg West</em>.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25899947776http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25899947776Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:43:00 -0500Bloomberg TVBloomberg TelevisionBloomberg WestGrouponGroupon BookGroupon's Biggest Deal EverFrank Sennett<iframe src="http://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/23493673" width="400" height="242" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: 0px none transparent;"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Fortune</em> contributing editor Duff McDonald discusses Frank Sennett’s new book <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em>. And here’s Duff’s <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303901504577458974073113582.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">review</a> in the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, in which he says, “Mr. Sennett had an enviable level of access during his reporting, and it pays off in a <strong>highly readable series of vignettes</strong> that demonstrate just how much personality plays in high-stakes Silicon Valley deal-making.” He then adds, “<strong>For students of start-ups, there is much to enjoy </strong>in this breezy retelling of three tumultuous years with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line.” Thanks, Duff!</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25755750473http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25755750473Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:47:00 -0500Groupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookgrouponFrank SennettWall Street JournalFortune magazineDuff McDonald<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_25730777163" src="http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25730777163/audio_player_iframe/sennettreport/tumblr_m634cbo6MT1qz4l08?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsennettreport%2F25730777163%2Ftumblr_m634cbo6MT1qz4l08" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s my June 19 discussion of <em>Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</em> with Kris Kridel and Sherman Kaplan during the <em>Noon Business Hour</em> on Chicago’s Newsradio WBBM AM 780 and FM 105.9.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25730777163http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/25730777163Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:19:00 -0500Groupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookgrouponFrank SennettWBBM AMNewsradio 780Sherman KaplanKris KridelNoon Business Hour<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39y7e2Cnt1qz4l08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/grouponsbiggestdealever/FrankSennett" target="_blank">Groupon’s Biggest Deal Ever</a>: The Inside Story of How One Insane Gamble, Tons of Unbelievable Hype, and Millions of Wild Deals Made Billions for One Ballsy Joker</em> will be published June 5 by St. Martin’s Press.</p> <p>Pre-order the hardcover now at a big discount from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Groupons-Biggest-Deal-Ever-Unbelievable/dp/125000084X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335758024&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/groupons-biggest-deal-ever-frank-sennett/1107010271?afsrc=1&ean=9781250000842&format=hardcover&r=1" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> and <a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?isbn=125000084X" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a>, or pre-order the e-book for your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Groupons-Biggest-Deal-Ever-ebook/dp/B00779MV8G/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1335758024&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/groupons-biggest-deal-ever-frank-sennett/1107010271?ean=9781250014948" target="_blank">Nook</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/groupons-biggest-deal-ever/id476341338?mt=11" target="_blank">iPad</a>.</p> <p>And if you want to pre-order the book from your favorite local independent bookstore, <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250000842" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p> <p>However you may decide to track it down, I sincerely hope you enjoy it.</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/22105013615http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/22105013615Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:09:00 -0500GrouponGroupon's Biggest Deal EverGroupon BookFrank Sennett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv0r65jzg31r6mclmo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brilliant</p>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/13538230818http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/13538230818Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:13:45 -0600“Generation X is used to being ignored, stuffed between two much larger, much more vocal,...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/11603970142http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/11603970142Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:17:00 -0500Mat HonanNoreen MaloneEmptyageNew York MagazineGeneration XGeneration Y<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt4obbz3pa1qz4l08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/11495840343http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/11495840343Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:11:00 -0500Hunter S. ThompsonPlace I haven’t been: Australia. Place I have been: northern Italy.http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/10678254280http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/10678254280Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:58:21 -0500“I was in a bar in Baltimore and I asked a guy what he did for a living. He said, ‘Can I...http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/18587008http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/18587008Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:29:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3dv6eDrvQ1drr2vkDeU4rj2L_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/18354668http://sennettreport.tumblr.com/post/18354668Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:57:35 -0600