The deal tipped the scales at a total of $350 million, with $150 million of that coming as earnouts that will be paid provided the "achievement of certain milestones," according to an SEC filing.
Though Andrew Mason's company later adopted a different model, the concept of a deal "tipping" if enough people signed on is drawn straight from political and nonprofit campaigns, where Howard Dean's 2004 campaign collected pledges that would be charged only if a majority of supporters voted to opt out of the public financing system.
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GoNabit's founder, Dan Stuart, says his company has sold more than 100,000 vouchers in its first year of operation, with 97 percent of its 800 deals "tipping," or going through.
(Today 98% of the deals tip).
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