![]() It’s also gobbled up other coupon sites in the U.K., France, Germany and Canada-and shows no signs of slowing down. The company began with one man and a vision, and it now boasts more than 400 employees across the globe, 300 in Austin alone. And when the company went public on NASDAQ last July, it was ranked among the Top 10 best performing IPOs in the world. In fact, in the third quarter of 2013, RetailMeNot posted net revenue of $47.4 million, an increase of 39 percent from the year prior. “Trust me, the result is not small potatoes.” “RetailMeNot underscores what can happen when you have a big idea that’s backed by big investors,” says Austin Business Journal tech writer Christopher Calnan. ![]() In short, RMN is a homegrown bonanza-the biggest coupon site in the world-planted in our own backyard. In the past year, the company has logged more than 500 million visits to its website worldwide. Coupons you can scan, coupons you can share, coupons you can receive on your smartphone and cash in at the register. ![]() Coupons for free shipping, coupons for 20 percent off, coupons for giant retailers like Macy’s and The Gap as well as small regional mom-and-pop operations. RetailMeNot (RMN) deals in digital coupons-millions of digital coupons. Make no mistake: The brains behind one of the hottest global finance success stories of the past decade want to leave you with the impression that this is not your father’s old, conservative corporate headquarters. The barista, a fresh-faced young woman introducing herself as Leslie, cheerfully recommends the cappuccino. Instead of being met with the stony visage of a receptionist obscured behind a glass fortress, the first thing guests see is an invitingly spacious, fully equipped coffee bar. Visitors to the company headquarters of RetailMeNot six stories above Congress Avenue may be forgiven if they think they’ve gotten off at the wrong floor.
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