http://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/ http://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/ http://1.asset.soup.io/asset/1835/8993_cc1b.jpeg 865 865 #streaming #catchyourbreath {"tags":["Commentary","coupon","groupon","Japan","piku"],"type":"regular","title":"\u003Ca href=\"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/wNhvRTdCkM4/\"\u003EJapanese Groupon Piku Raises 650m JPY\u003C/a\u003E","source":"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~3/wNhvRTdCkM4/","body":"\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPiku Media KK, operator of Japan\u2019s first daily deal website, Piku.jp, today announced that it is raising an additional 650 million yen [7.4m USD]\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECombine the business model of online coupons and a country which adores them (\u003Ca href=\"http://www.nogutetu.com/2010/07/post-207.html\"\u003Ecurrent online players\u003C/a\u003E) and you\u2019ve got an amazing opportunity. Congrats to \u003Ca href=\"http://twitter.com/davesachiomori\"\u003EDave\u003C/a\u003E. \u27a1 \u003Ca href=\"http://www.acnnewswire.com/Article.Asp?Art_ID=4334\u0026amp;lang=EN\"\u003EPiku Raises 650 Million Yen Venture Capital Round\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cimg src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/wNhvRTdCkM4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /\u003E"} <blockquote><p>Piku Media KK, operator of Japan’s first daily deal website, Piku.jp, today announced that it is raising an additional 650 million yen [7.4m USD]</p></blockquote> <p>Combine the business model of online coupons and a country which adores them (<a href="http://www.nogutetu.com/2010/07/post-207.html">current online players</a>) and you’ve got an amazing opportunity. Congrats to <a href="http://twitter.com/davesachiomori">Dave</a>. ➡ <a href="http://www.acnnewswire.com/Article.Asp?Art_ID=4334&amp;lang=EN">Piku Raises 650 Million Yen Venture Capital Round</a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/papadimitriou/blog/~4/wNhvRTdCkM4" height="1" width="1" />Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:52:39 GMThttp://stream.paulpapadimitriou.com/post/64454565/Japanese-Groupon-Piku-Raises-650m-JPYurn:www-soup-io:1:64454565regularcommentarycoupongrouponjapanpiku