New York-based App Developer, Moonit Unveils Virtual Wingman on iTunes

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Just in time to help break the ice at this year’s holiday gatherings, the web’s premier relationship compatibility site Moonit is introducing the Moonit Social iPhone app. Now you can walk around with your very own “virtual wingman” in your back pocket that lets you see how compatible you are with everyone you meet for flirting or for friendship.

The Moonit Social iPhone app offers insights into your romantic and platonic relationships by performing an analysis of your birthdays through astrology. Users

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Building One of the Hottest Fashion Startups Without A Tech Background

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Guest blog entry written by Jennifer Hyman, co-founder and CEO, Rent the Runway

Neither Jenny (my co-founder, President of Rent the Runway) and I had a background in technology prior to Rent the Runway. You could say that we were thrown into it. Technology is the backbone of our growth right now and vital to our business. In the beginning we outsourced some of the development and then we gradually built our amazing in-house team. Due to that, Jenny and I got

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The “Proof of Concept” Problem for Startups

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Big businesses tend to lag in innovation. There are plenty of reasons why large, established organizations aren’t quick to adapt and create. There’s too much hierarchy or a dearth of in-house entrepreneurs, but whatever the reason it’s why startups exist. Some startups push the frontier of what’s possible, while others successfully build within the innovation abysses between existing industry titans.

There is a set of these latter startups that are reaping the benefits of their well-executed, creative business models in crowded industries.

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Stevie Awards for Women in Business List Announced

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Good news:  Several of our very own Bay Area executives and women-owned businesses have been named as finalists for the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.  The nominees come from all categories, such as:

Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Business Services
Betts Recruiting, San Francisco, CA USA: Carolyn Betts, founder and CEO
DRT Strategies, Inc., Arlington, VA USA: Susan M. Kidd, Founder and CEO
Dynamic Office & Accounting Solutions, Danville, CA USA: Tiffany Stuart, President
Gagen MacDonald, Chicago, IL

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