LivingSocial’s Founder: A Multimillion Dollar Hit Is Not Enough – with Tim O’Shaughnessy

Tim O'Shaughnessy, LivingSocial, eCommerce, Scaling, Social Media, Subscription (Membership) Model

Did you know that Tim O’Shaughnessy ran a startup that did 7-figures a month and he sacrificed it? Before LivingSocial was the popular discount site you see today, it was a successful business that built apps on the Facebook platform.

“So,” I asked him, “why did you push that business aside?”

Because he had bigger aspirations. This is the story of a founder who took a big risk for a big vision. You’ll hear how that ambition led him to build a business that has over 25 million subscribers, generated over $100 million in revenue last year and is planning to do $1 billion this year. Would you have taken that risk?

Tim O'Shaughnessy

LivingSocial

Tim O’Shaughnessy is the CEO and Co-Founder of LivingSocial, an e-commerce company that offers localized daily deals through social buying.

 

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