Andrew Mason Exits Groupon With One of the Best Goodbye Emails Ever

Ousted after bad earnings report

Give Andrew Mason credit. He came in like a smart aleck, and that's the way he's going out.

The Groupon founder was fired from the company's CEO position today after a bad earnings report on Wednesday, marking the end to Mason's colorful reign over the maligned daily deals space.

Mason's resignation email to employees was published online. Its opening: "People of Groupon, After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've decided that I'd like to spend more time with my family.

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