Anyone know anyone who work at William Blair? Any insight into culture/company overall? Good place to work?

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Yes. I know several people who work there quite well - all bankers. It’s kinder and gentler than most people’s conception of IB, both due to intrinsic reasons and by virtue of being headquartered in Chicago, not NYC. But not by much. It is still banking.

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