In the last decade consumers have largely shifted from purchasing from local businesses to shopping online. Srinivasan Prasanna saw this shift as an opportunity to optimize online shopping experiences and started his company iWMS Americas, LLC. in the basement of his Minnesota home in 2014 with himself as the sole employee. Nearly six years later ...

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Join Lightning Talks Chicago for their upcoming event, 5 Min Talks on Software, Design, Mobile and More “Join us on Wednesday, October 16 after work for a collection of lightning talks, with a focus on some of the newest technologies in web, design and engineering! The goal of lightning talks: Make your point, Make it ...

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