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First look: DatePlay, a new dating app from The Apprentice finalist Vana Koutsomitis

Stay informed on the top business stories with Startups. Currently employing three members of staff, one in development and two in marketing, you could say that Koutsomitis and her co-founder are a match made in heaven. Running her start-up alongside her husband, Joris Magenti, Koutsomitis has found that going into business with her significant other has made the process a lot more cohesive. Admitting the pair are workaholics, Koutsomitis says DatePlay remains the height of their priorities — with no time for logging off just yet. We try to have meaningful, helpful and productive conversations no matter what it is. Losing out to Joseph Valente and his boiler installation business ImpraGas in an all or nothing pitching competition, the winner had already been running his service business for three years before even applying to the competition. Asked if she was tempted to launch immediately after The Apprentice had aired with a minimal viable product, so as to cash in on the height of her publicity, or wait in the long grass for a fully-fledged app, the runner-up says she was tempted to strike while the iron is hot — but patience is required. Backed by investors in return for a share of 5. We have nearly investors and they are our brand champions.

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DatePlay , a new dating app co-founded by The Apprentice finalist Vana Koutsomitis, is gearing up for a public Beta launch, which TechCrunch understands could be as soon as tomorrow. The concept, which Koutsomitis first pitched on the U. The thinking is that it is always better to add features later rather than have to remove them. The middle screen is where the gaming action takes place and consists of a series of BuzzFeed-style multiple choice quizzes. Some of the questions seem very random and just for fun, while others, such as asking you to choose your favourite place to go on a first date, are more specific.

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It follows 11 long weeks of grueling tasks, dressing-downs from Lord Sugar and plenty of business blunders. They told us about two minutes before it happened. So it was a bit frustrating, but when they explained why, I completely understood.

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Up to date with Vana Koutsomitis: An interview with The Apprentice runner-up

This series saw Claude Littner , an interviewer during the Interviews stage of a series, being announced as Lord Sugar 's new aide, after Nick Hewer made his departure from the programme after the last series. One notable change brought into the series involved increasing the number of candidates taking part, with Sugar promising a more varied arrangement of older and "serious" participants for his investment. Excluding the specials, the series averaged around 7. Production staff found they could not hold episodes for the eleventh series during Spring , as a general election , typically held by the British government during the Spring months, had been called for during As Alan Sugar had political ties due to his appointment within the House of Lords, and had previously highlighted potential problems for the BBC if they aired the programme during this key political event, both the production and broadcasting schedules had to be reworked to avoid potential problems.

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