SAT写作经典例子之Groupon创始人安德鲁·梅森
<p> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span></p><p> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span> is the founder and CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users deep discounts on local businesses. He graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with a degree in music.</p><p> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span></p><p> <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mt">Mt</span>. <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mt">Mt</span>. <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="age">age</span> 15, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Bagel">Bagel</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Northwestern">Northwestern</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Lefkofsky">Lefkofsky</span>. <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Lefkofsky">Lefkofsky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicagos">Chicagos</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="interned">interned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="studio">studio</span> <span word="Electrical">Electrical</span> <span word="Audio">Audio</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Albini">Albini</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lefkofsky">Lefkofsky</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bankroll">bankroll</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Point">Point</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="inactive">inactive</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Masons">Masons</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="entrepreneurial">entrepreneurial</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span>. <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="Groupons">Groupons</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2008, <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Groupon">Groupon</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="card">card</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="Groupons">Groupons</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="top">top</span> $350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2010. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2010 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mashable">Mashable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Groupons">Groupons</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="was">was</span> $800 <span word="million">million</span>.</p>
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