back to article TOO GOOD! Groupon ex-boss to drop, er, 'motivational business album'

Ex-Groupon chief Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a new company, after of course, he releases an album of "motivational business music". Mason has been keeping himself busy since he was ousted from the voucher bazaar he helped found, doing all those things that (really, really rich) people do when they're …

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  1. TeeCee Gold badge
    WTF?

    '...releases an album of "motivational business music".'

    "And now, before we start work, let us all sing 'Glorious efforts of labouring workforce will promote success', as written for you by the Dear Leader himself......"

    1. LarsG

      Re: '...releases an album of "motivational business music".'

      It leaves me speechless...

      1. JLV
        Happy

        >It leaves me speechless...

        Unfortunately, it seems to have had the opposite effect on him.

    2. Peter Simpson 1
      Megaphone

      Re: '...releases an album of "motivational business music".'

      "Ever Onward, IBM!"

      (they play it at the Computer History Museum in Silly Valley)

      Someone should do a "greatest hits" collection and sell it on late night TV.

      //well, I guess there's always YouTube

      1. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
        Happy

        Re: '...releases an album of "motivational business music".'

        Is that this (link to YouTube)?

  2. Don Jefe

    Business Wisdom

    There's only one way to get business wisdom and that's through being in business. The über structured way school is taught also does a disservice to kids as all those nice rules and logic and schedules go straight out the window as soon as the go to work.

    I think all college students should have a job as their first year of school. Let them see how things work so hopefully they can pick up some useful knowledge that can't be learned in class.

    Also motivational business albums are a stupid fucking idea.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Business Wisdom

      > I think all college students should have a job as their first year of school.

      And the second. And the third.

      It would mean we wouldn't have to spend the first twelve months after graduation teaching them to do something useful while simultaneously kicking the cockiness out of them.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Business Wisdom

      Haven't you read any horoscopes? Fortune cookies? Valentine's day candies?

      Come on Mason, make with the wisdom. We're all fascinated.

  3. Jim 59

    Muzak

    Play it in the elavators at El Reg, bound to increase productivity.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Muzak

      Play whale song to Lewis; his chances of ever encountering a real one are shrinking by the minute, not that he understands why.

      1. paulll

        Re: Muzak

        LMAO "Save the whales," hehehehe.

        Anyway, what does it matter that this guy is self-taught from books, as long as he gets out there and shows, um. oh. Nev'mind.

  4. G4Z
    WTF?

    Am I the only one drawing massive parallels to David Brent of 'The office' and 'Equality street' fame?

  5. Frankee Llonnygog

    This education-through-song idea is genius

    So, I'm off to teach assembler,

    With my banjo on my knee.

  6. ecofeco Silver badge
    Trollface

    Hard to believe

    That this is the same person that ran a large company.

    Almost into the ground.

    Oh wait.

  7. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
    Devil

    An Open Letter to The Register

    Deal El Reg,

    I love you very much, and am a big fan of your snarky, yet informative, take on IT News. However, if you ever play any of these 'songs' on your website, I shall betake myself to your offices in London and fill them full of shark infested custard until you're really sorry.

    All the best,

    I ain't Spartacus

    P.S. can we have an icon for someone covering their ears in anticipatory horror please?

    1. Frankee Llonnygog

      Re: An Open Letter to The Register

      OK, no sound files. How about some lyrics? Here's my fledgling attempt at a motivational managerial anthem:

      - Verse 1 -

      Oh man, oh man, oh manager mine,

      In your polyester shirt and tie.

      Clicking your biro, and looking so fine,

      What a guy.

      You make the office a great place to be.

      You motivate me.

      - Verse 2 -

      You make the morning meetings fun,

      With your accents and your jokes.

      Managing the team when work's to be done,

      What a bloke.

      In your Friday chinos, you're something to see.

      You motivate me.

      - etc, etc ...

      - If I've managed to evoke memories of a motivational figure you've known, I'll be humbly gratified. I reckon I can manage about another 700 verses of that guff

  8. Anonymous Coward
    Trollface

    Here's some ideas for album tracks....

    -Committee Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    -Workin' (Through) the Weekend

    -What About Now (the Deadline Song)

    Submitted with humble apologies to Marvin Gay, Loverboy and Daughtry!!

  9. Imsimil Berati-Lahn
    Stop

    This is the number one song in heaven...

    Share and Enjoy

    Share and Enjoy

    Journey through life

    With a plastic boy

    Or Girl by your side

    Let your pal be your guide... etc...

    First against the wall, come the revolution...

    Why do I find such pious self belief annoying?

    I don't even know the guy, why would I hate him?

    I'm sure he's just a regular person really, isn't he?

    Makes my f#ckin' skin crawl though, it does, it really does.

    I guess that's my problem, not his.

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