“James Bond” Mr Veit backups M. Samwer who leaves Groupon

Posted by Mr. Startup on Apr 13, 2012 in Exit, Startup, Travel | 4 comments

to make it short: Groupon.com founder Andrew Mason told berlinstartup.com a bit about Groupon and the Samwer brothas:
“Anyone who has worked alongside them can attest to how truly unique they are; with inhuman energy and drive, their success is not hard to understand. I’m quite certain that I’ll never forget the experience of working at their side”. Zudem erklärt Mason den vielen Groupon-Mitarbeitern wichtige Details zum lange geplanten Ausstieg: “While Marc has been acting as our head of International, we knew at some point they would move on to focus all of their time on their startup incubator, Rocket Internet. That transition began last December, and had two main components. First, we promoted our strongest country leaders into regional roles, giving them accountability for multiple countries and creating a layer of management and ownership between Marc and the managing directors of each country. Second, we began a long search for our new SVP of International. Our backup will be Veit Dengler. Veit is a blend of the best of elements of the American and International Groupon cultures – he’s driven, operationally focused, and has a strong philosophical alignment with Groupon’s values of customer worship, long-term outlook, and creating a win-win-win. I’m not attaching a picture, but when you see someone walking the halls that looks like a composite of all the James Bonds, please give Veit a warm welcome”.
Sure.