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Brad Keywell

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Name: Brad Keywell

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Losing Your Privates, Ctd

Brad Keywell downplays Google Glass privacy concerns :[Y]ou don’t need Google Glass to surreptitiously record something or someone. Generic-looking eyewear with hidden cameras have long been available for about $300, a fraction of Google Glass’s $1500 ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 22 2013]

Entities: Google Glass, Cellphone, Brad Keywell

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Groupon Inc

Andrew Mason’s Manifest Destiny Strikes Silicon Valley

Groupon Co-Founder Brad Keywell has famously lamented that Chicagos best tech folks flee here for Silicon Valley. There are gaps between different constituencies in Chicago, including academics and the government, he said in an interview. Silicon Valley, ... [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Silicon Valley, Groupon Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Groupon Inc (GRPN) Unlikely To Appoint New CEO Until Next Year

Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonisis, the interim chief executive officers of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) indicated that the company is unlikely to appoint a permanent CEO until next year.According to the interim CEOs, the daily-deals company is in the process ... [Published Value Walk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Groupon Inc, Andrew Mason, Brad Keywell, Eric Lefkofsky, Offering Price

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

First health care startup backed by Lightbank bears fruit

_ Chicago-based venture capital firm Lightbank, which this year expanded its purview to consumer health care, saw its first portfolio company in the space launch a product to help women conceive.Lightbank, founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, who ... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 09 2013]

Entities: Startup, Health Care, Fruit, Fertility, Venture Capital

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Emanuel reports gifts from the rich and famous

Mayor's disclosure statement lists accommodations, transportation provided by financial, entertainment execs A stay at the house of a Hollywood entertainment mogul, transportation on the tabs of millionaire venture capitalists and, for the second straight ... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 03 2013]

Entities: Michael Sacks, Chicago, Henry Crown, Transportation, Kenneth Griffin

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Echo Logistics Has an 'Ongoing' M&A Strategy

Over the past 18 months, Echo Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO) -- a technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management company -- has made five acquisitions.One of the most significant purchases turned out to be Open Mile, a truckload freight brok ... [Published Benzinga.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Acquisition

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Andrew Mason's pay fell 33% in last year

_ Former Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason saw his 2012 compensation drop 33 percent from the previous year, according to a proxy statement filed Monday with regulators.Mason, who was fired from Groupon at the end of February, collected $5,291 ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Andrew Mason, Groupon Inc, Ted Leonsis, Eric Lefkofsky

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 2 reports

Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Platform Connecting Local Merchants With Online Shoppers By Way Of Smartphones

Lightbank has invested $650,000 in its own Founder-in-Residence Josh Hernandez’s new startup, Walk.by , a platform for bringing local merchants into the e-commerce world by way of smartphones. The company is today announcing the release of its consumer-facing ... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Brad Keywell, Smartphone, Eric Lefkofsky, Social Media, Electronic Commerce

First reported Mar 01 2013 - Updated Mar 01 2013 - 1 reports

When will Groupon’s other insiders take responsibility?

Groupon. Getty Images Andrew Mason should have been fired as chief executive of Groupon a long time ago . The other pair of insiders that control Groupon should also take responsibility for the disaster of the online coupon company. Mr Mason’s ... [Published FT.com - John Gapper's Business Blog - Mar 01 2013]

Entities: Groupon Inc, Insider, Andrew Mason, Brad Keywell

First reported Feb 01 2013 - Updated Feb 02 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook Causes Confusion With Gift Card and 4 Social Media Stocks Seeing Action

Facebook, Inc. ( NASDAQ:FB ): Current Price: $30.23 Facebook has rolled out ”The Facebook Card,” which is a complicated gift card that users are able to send to friends through Facebook’s online store, Facebook Gifts. Facebook doesn’t find the concept ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Feb 01 2013]

Entities: Facebook Inc, Yelp Inc, Action, Social Media

First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 4 reports

Lightbank Opens an Office in New York

Chicago-based venture firm Lightbank is opening an office in New York, part of a plan to expand the number of investments in companies on the East Coast. Lightbank principal Vicki Levine will head up activities at the firm’s New York office. PRESS ... [Published PE Hub News - Jan 30 2013]

Entities: Brad Keywell, Eric Lefkofsky, Startup, InnerWorkings Inc

First reported Dec 23 2012 - Updated Dec 23 2012 - 1 reports

Lightbank Looks Beyond Chicago As It Aims To Disrupt The Venture Capital Industry

There’s a lot of talk about disruption in the venture capital world. We’ve discussed at length the shift that many VCs are making from simply writing a check to serving as a hands-on, end-to-end service driven by seasoned operators and former founders. ... [Published TechCrunch - Dec 23 2012]

Entities: Eric Lefkofsky, Brad Keywell, Paul Lee, Venture Capital

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Losing Your Privates, Ctd [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 22 2013]
Losing Your Privates, Ctd [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 22 2013]
Andrew Mason’s Manifest Destiny Strikes Silicon... [Published NBC Chicago - May 17 2013]
Groupon Inc (GRPN) Unlikely To Appoint New CEO ... [Published Value Walk - May 16 2013]
David Axelrod appointed distinguished senior fe... [Published University of Chicago - May 13 2013]
First health care startup backed by Lightbank b... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 09 2013]
Does Groupon Help Businesses Thrive or Bury The... [Published Benzinga.com - May 05 2013]
Emanuel reports gifts from the rich and famous [Published Chicago Tribune - May 03 2013]
Echo Logistics Has an 'Ongoing' M&A Strategy [Published Benzinga.com - May 01 2013]
Andrew Mason's pay fell 33% in last year [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 30 2013]
Andrew Mason's pay fell 33% in last full year a... [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 29 2013]
Fred Kiesner, head of entrepreneurship program ... [Published Daily Breeze - Apr 28 2013]
Belly dance: Can Lightbank and Chicago’s hot ne... [Published PandoDaily - Apr 25 2013]
Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Pl... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 10 2013]
Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Pl... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Apr 10 2013]
Early Groupon backer Lightbank drops funding on... [Published The Next Web - Mar 19 2013]
When will Groupon’s other insiders take respons... [Published FT.com - John Gapper's Business Blog - Mar 01 2013]
The Rise Of Company Builders [Published TechCrunch - Feb 16 2013]
Facebook Causes Confusion With Gift Card and 4 ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Feb 01 2013]
Lightbank Opens an Office in New York [Published PE Hub News - Jan 30 2013]
Groupon founders choose NYC for Lightbank’s sec... [Published Venturebeat - Jan 30 2013]
Lightbank Heads East, Opens Office In New York [Published TechCrunch - Jan 30 2013]
Lightbank Opens Office in New York [Published Financial Services - Jan 30 2013]
Chicago-based VC firm Lightbank opens up office... [Published The Next Web - Jan 30 2013]
Ovuline Inks $1.4M [Published PE Hub News - Jan 07 2013]
Lightbank Looks Beyond Chicago As It Aims To Di... [Published TechCrunch - Dec 23 2012]
Lightbank Design Launches to Immerse Up-and-Com... [Published Financial Services - Dec 19 2012]
Job of the Week: Lightbank Seeking Tech Passion... [Published PE Hub Blog - Dec 13 2012]
Lightbank Forms Internal PR Team [Published PE Hub News - Dec 12 2012]
Lightbank Creates Internal Public Relations Team [Published Financial Services - Dec 12 2012]

Blogs

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Losing Your Privates, Ctd [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 22 2013] Brad Keywell downplays Google Glass privacy concerns : [Y]ou don’t need Google Glass to surreptitiously record something or someone. Generic-looking eyewear with hidden cameras have long been available for about $300, a fraction of Google Glass’s ...
Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Pl... [Published TechCrunch - Apr 10 2013] Lightbank has invested $650,000 in its own Founder-in-Residence Josh Hernandez’s new startup, Walk.by , a platform for bringing local merchants into the e-commerce world by way of smartphones. The company is today announcing the release of its consumer-facing ...
Lightbank Invests $650,000 In Walk.by, A New Pl... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Apr 10 2013] Lightbank has invested $650,000 in its own Founder-in-Residence Josh Hernandez’s new startup, Walk.by , a platform for bringing local merchants into the e-commerce world by way of smartphones. The company is today announcing the release of its consumer-facing ...
Early Groupon backer Lightbank drops funding on... [Published The Next Web - Mar 19 2013] Lightbank , the young early-stage investment firm founded by Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky (who recently took over as CEO from Andrew Mason) and Brad Keywell, has led a seed funding round (PDF) for digital music discovery and marketplace ...
When will Groupon’s other insiders take respons... [Published FT.com - John Gapper's Business Blog - Mar 01 2013] Groupon. Getty Images Andrew Mason should have been fired as chief executive of Groupon a long time ago . The other pair of insiders that control Groupon should also take responsibility for the disaster of the online coupon company. Mr Mason’s ...

Press Releases

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Lightbank Opens Office in New York [Published Financial Services - Jan 30 2013]
Lightbank Design Launches to Immerse Up-and-Com... [Published Financial Services - Dec 19 2012]
Lightbank Creates Internal Public Relations Team [Published Financial Services - Dec 12 2012]