TWiST, Mike Jones of MySpace and Peter Hirschberg of The Conversation Group
Share #TWiST 18 Guests: Mike Jones COO of MySpace Peter Hirschberg of The Conversation Group Interview: at Digital Family Summit Community nuisances and their evolution help breed success in social media. Even though you are a large behemoth the tides can change quickly with social sites. Did Facebook out develop MySpace? Once you reach a [...]
TWiST, Ryan Block & Peter Rojas of gdgt
Share #TWiST 17 About gdgt (like “gadget” — or g-d-g-t) is a new kind of technology site — a social gadget platform that enables you to connect with the community through your gadgets, and connect with your gadgets through the community. It’s a place for you to engage with your devices and hang out with [...]
TWiST, Brandon Kessler of ChallengePost
Share #TWiST 16 TechCrunch50 Company Highlight: (19 min.) Ethan Anderson of Redbeacon: They are currently executing on sales and marketing plans and have partnership offers, people have even offered to work for free because they love the idea. Jason comments that Ethan knows how to pitch, he basically explains it in plain English. The unique [...]
TWiST, Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital
Share Roelof is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital focusing on services and software investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Roelof served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal (EBAY). Earlier, he worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Roelof is a certified actuary (Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries), and [...]
TWiST, Garry Tan of Posterous
Where did the idea come from? Email is the simplest way we all communicate why not just email something and have it integrated into many services.
TWiST, Matt Mickiewicz of SitePoint, 99designs, and Flippa
Share Episode 13 Date: Aug. 28, 2009 Guest: Matt Mickiewicz, Founder of SitePoint, 99Designs, and Flippa SitePoint is a fast growing online media company and information provider targeting the Web professional market, specifically Web Developers and Designers. The company has five major revenue streams: advertising and sponsorship, content-based products both online and in retail, software, [...]
TWiST, John Ham & Brad Hunstable of Ustream
Share Episode 12 Date: August 14, 2009 Guest: John Ham, CEO & Brad Hunstable, President – Co-founders of Ustream Ustream.TV is the live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience of unlimited size. In less than two minutes, anyone [...]
TWiST, Peter Pham of Billshrink
Share Episode 11 Date: August 10, 2009 Guest: Peter Pham, CEO of Billshrink, Co-founder of Beta South BillShrink is a free, personalized savings tool that helps you save money on your everyday bills. We put the power in your hands by presenting comprehensive, unbiased choices so you can select options best for you. The concept [...]
TWiST, Chris Tolles of Topix
Share Episode 10 (on Location at Twiistup) Date: July 31, 2009 Guest: Chris Tolles, CEO of Topix Topix is the leading news community on the Web, connecting people to the information and discussions that matter to them in every U.S. town and city. A Top 10 online newspaper destination (comScore, March 2008), the site links [...]
TWiST, Loren Bendele of Savings.com
Share Episode 9 Date: July 18, 2009 Guest: Loren Bendele, CEO, Savings.com Our Mission: Simply put, our mission is to help you save money everyday. Built on best-of-breed technology, we offer the best collection of coupons available online to help you find the best savings opportunities. At Savings.com, you are in control of a vast [...]
