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Stitch Fix CTO Polinsky Says Its Style Shuffle App Makes Data Fun

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When Cathy Polinsky became chief technology officer of Stitch Fix in late 2016, she knew one of the San Francisco-based company’s key challenges was continually refining its core software algorithm to make sure customers received the right tailored suggestions in their monthly wardrobe boxes. So, she made it into a game.

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Cybersecurity Startup AttackIQ Hires New, Bay Area-Based CEO

Xconomy

However, the San Diego-based company, which emerged from stealth mode in 2016, was guided through its early years by president and CEO Stephan Chenette. Chenette, now chief technology officer, co-founded the company in 2013 with Rajesh Sharma, AttackIQ’s vice president of engineering. AttackIQ said that Galloway.