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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

Utah 60
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Lessons From The Failed Chatbot Revolution — And 5 Industries Where The Tech Is Making A Comeback

CB Insights

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella referred to chat as the “third run-time” — an indispensable piece of operating a platform, second only to the operating system and the web browser. Once the chatbot was in the hands of users, however, it became clear that there was a gap between what the service promised and what it actually offered.

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television

PYMNTS

Popeil set up shop in New York in 1937 and then later in Chicago in 1941, where he invented a slew of household gadgets — like potato peelers and cheese slicers. Each demonstration ended with a call to action — with the infamous “operators standing by” to take orders for what consumers just saw over the course of 30 seconds and had to buy.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The Pivot : We came up with a fresh take on the plethora of AR-style apps that create visual effects based on face detection and tracking… [Poor user experience] had a big impact on our retention metrics. ” Title: Chicago Startup Rithmio Has Shut Down. Three notable excerpts: First Attempts : Blin.gy Product: Quidsi.

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