Innovation is often credited to the first version of something new, but design is the unspoken element that makes the difference between the product that’s first and the product people care about. For more than a century, there hasn’t been a better example of design driving innovation than the devices that brought music to the masses.
Groupon’s run up to its IPO this morning has been over a pretty bumpy road. In spite of setbacks and plenty of negative opinion, there’s one reason it’s still worth the hype.