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Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

Why this edtech startup decided to rebuild its product from scratch

Pushing up against the limitations of its tech platform, Albert.io decided to rebuild it from scratch.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 08, 2025

Tock Acquired, OppFi Raised $50M, and More Chicago Tech News

Acquisitions, innovations and more are underway in the Windy City; read up on the latest developments from Chicago’s tech scene. This is the Built In Chicago weekly refresh.

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

6 Chicago Internet-of-Things (IoT) Companies to Know

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

M1 Finance Adds to Year of Growth With $75M Funding and 140 Planned Hires

M1 Finance has worked hard to promote long-term investing over day trading.

Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Local Data Scientists Follow These Best Practices for Managing and Organizing Data Lakes

While there is no established best practice, Chicago’s data community does have advice regarding how to approach the process along with what technologies are worth investing in. We recently spoke with three of these local data professionals to learn more about their best practices for managing and organizing data lakes.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

What Marketing Ops Can Learn From DevOps

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