How I sold my start-up for $40 million

So pick out a growing, successful business in the US, bring it to Australia and profit! Great model.<p>(I'm being serious)

This article made me think about two things:<p><pre><code> - did they raise money before they had a prototype/MVP? - do group-buying sites ever loss-lead (e.g., pay merchants to offer extra-special deals) to attract early users?</code></pre>