Aly Weisman

Actress Blake Lively has a lot to say about women in the tech industry

Actress Blake Lively is perhaps most well known for her starring role on “Gossip Girl” or her marriage to Ryan Reynolds, with whom she just had a baby, but the 27-year-old insists she is an entrepreneur and businesswoman at heart. Last July, Lively launched Preserve, an e-commerce site devoted to “the stories and creations of artisans.” The site sells things like $495 hand-painted boyfriend jeans, a $40 salt collection, and a $90 rainbow-colored, confetti lantern. Lively says she is involved in everything from photography to raising capital for the site, while at the same time maintaining her day job as an actress. While press surrounding the launch of Lively’s …