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"  In a new series called #TechTalk10, we&amp;#039;ll be asking powerful women in the tech industry 10 questions each. We&amp;#039;re tempted to ask them way more questions, of course, but these women are busy and important and have really, really interesting work to get back to.  Photo: Courtesy of Julie Sygiel Have you long dreamed of the day when you could trek to yoga without the added of concern of VPL (visible panty lines!)? You are not alone. The good news is your wish is shortly to be granted. Enter Dear Kate, a NYC-based start-up founded by Julie Sygiel, 25. Dear Kate&amp;#039;s mission is to reengineer apparel for women, beginning with &amp;quot;high tech&amp;quot; underwear\u2014which promises to &amp;quot;keep up&amp;quot; with a woman&amp;#039;s body better than the usual lingerie fare. The brand also now proudly has a line of yoga pants that let you go commando to class. Related: How Naama Bloom Is Changing the Conversation About Periods To date, Dear Kate has raised $1.2 million in venture capital funding and earlier this month they launched a Kickstarter in order to raise $15,000 to fund the new &amp;quot;Commando&amp;quot; line. In less than 12 hours they&amp;#039;d raised more than $60,000. Now, with four days still to go, they&amp;#039;ve topped the $120,000 mark. Apparently a lot of you really resent having to om shanti shanti in your undies. Related: Women in Tech: Where Are We Headed? We asked Sygiel, a former chemical engineer, to answer today&amp;#039;s #TechTalk10. Name: Julie Sygiel Occupation: Founder and CEO of Dear Kate Twitter handle: @juliesygiel Olivia Pope or Selina Meyer? Selina Meyer What is your preferred Instagram Filter?  Sierra  \u2028To selfie or not to selfie?  I save selfies for the rare occasions when I&amp;#039;m feeling particularly badass.  \u2028What is your favorite app?  VSCOcam\u2014It works wonders on any photo. \u2028If you could only follow five people on Twitter who would they be?  @Bust_Magazine, @FastCoDesign, @SierraBarter, @TheList, @FeministWed Greatest piece of advice you&amp;#039;ve ever been given.  You can find evidence to support anything you believe about yourself, so might as well believe you can achieve your most outlandish goals.  \u2028What would you tell your 16 year old self?  You will be high school Valedictorian. At graduation don&amp;#039;t give a funny speech. You are not funny.  \u2028What was your biggest mistake?  Naming our first line of underwear Sexy Period. I&amp;#039;m a feminist and love pushing the envelope, but at the end of the day, it was too limiting.  What was the last book you read?  The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman \u2028Someone gives you a crystal ball that lets you look five years into the future; what do you see?  Everyone is wearing Google Glass. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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