TWiST Episode #145 with Dave Mathews of NeuAer Meet the man taking “tag, you’re it” to a whole new level. Dave Mathews of NeuAer (winner of best tech at the LAUNCH Conference) stops by the studio to tell Jason about the newest capabilities of ToothTag, the ingenious app that uses BlueTooth, Wifi and NFC technologies [...]
TWiST Episode #144, News Roundtable with Adeo Ressi, Jay Levy, Tyler Crowley and Kirin Kalia On a special Tuesday news roundtable program, Jason welcomes Adeo Ressi of The Founder Institute and Jay Levy of Zelkova Ventures to the program. Up for discussion are LinkedIn’s much-anticipated IPO, Amazon’s move into the book publishing space, Groupon’s recent [...]
TWiST Episode #143 with David Tisch, Managing Director of TechStars NYC Today, Jason welcomes David Tisch, a man on the front lines of id’ing and cultivating new startup talent in New York City today. David discusses TechStars first NYC class and the value that the legendary incubator brings to the table. Support This Week in [...]
TWiST Episode #142 with Alex Ljung, CEO and founder and SoundCloud When most people think about sound on the web, they think music. But SoundCloud founder and CEO Alex Ljung is changing that with his Berlin-based company that’s on its way to becoming the YouTube of sound. In this interview, Alex and Jason cover everything [...]
TWiST Episode #141 with Liz Gannes, Aarron Walter and Lon Harris on the Roundtable Panel Jason’s roundtable panel this week included Liz Gannes, senior editor at All Things D, and Aarron Walter, lead UX designer for MailChimp as well as regulars Tyler Crowley of Skweal and Lon Harris of Ranker.com. The discussion kicked off with [...]
TWiST Episode #140 with Gavin Andresen and Amir Taaki What if–instead of whipping out your VISA card–you could pay just as safely and much more anonymously with bitcoin, a growing open-sourced international currency. Never heard of it? Then it’s a must you watch this episode of TWiST, where Jason talks to Gavin Andresen, the bitcoin [...]
TWiST Special Bonus Episode #140.5 with William Quigley, VC and Author What do the next ten years look like for founders and VCs? William Quigley has an idea. In this special TWiST bonus episode, Quigley discusses his new report “A Venture Capital Revival is Upon Us” and shares his thoughts on why the future for [...]
TWiST #139 with Rob Tercek, Marshall Kirkpatrick and Lon Harris on the Roundtable Panel On this Friday’s News Roundtable Panel, we welcome Rob Tercek, Marshall Kirkpatrick (ReadWriteWeb) and Lon Harris (Ranker.com). Hot topics on the docket include Twitter’s acquisition of Tweetdeck, the $10M round raised by social commenting startup Disqus, and the level of privacy [...]
TWiST #138 with Ranjith Kumaran of PunchTab Are you a blogger, website publisher or just a reader who loves rewards? Then put PunchTab on your radar. Former YouSendIt co-founder Ranjith Kumaran’s new startup lets you create an instant loyalty program for your website or blog in just a few clicks. On today’s show, Jason asks [...]
TWiST #137 Roundtable News Panel In the second weekly News Roundtable edition of TWiST, Om Malik (GigaOm), Brian Kennish (Disconnect), Tyler Crowley (Skweal) and special return guest Lon Harris (Ranker.com) all join Jason for some lively debate. They panel discusses Facebook’s recent additions, the iPhone privacy uproar, the hacking of the PlayStation network–and the ethics [...]
TWiST #136: Evan Schneyer of Wanderfly All packed up with no place to go? CEO of Wanderfly Evan Schneyer was once in your shoes–and created a solution. His site offers a carefully curated stable of options tailored to your budget, dates and interests in seconds flat. On this episode of TWiST, Evan shares how the [...]
TWiST #135: Jason Speaks at Cal Tech Jason recently spoke at California Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurship Club to a group of students and entrepreneurs, offering advice, inspiration and some anecdotes to learn from. Support This Week in Startups by joining our new producer program at twistlist.co! 1:00-2:00 How many people in the crowd want to [...]
TWiST #134: John “Jay” Rogers of Local Motors We love to see real-life products — and Jay Rogers, CEO and co-founder of the next-generation car company Local Motors, delivered by bringing the crowd-sourced Rally Fighter car to our studio. He and Jason discuss the Local Motors business model, the wisdom of crowds, DARPA having LM [...]
TWiST #133: Joey Flores of Earbits Earbits CEO and Y Combinator grad Joey Flores stops by the TWiST studios to discuss how his new music platform could turn the recording industry on its ear. And, in a special Friday performance, Annemarie Cullen of the band Saucy Monky serenades Jason with a song written just for [...]
Bindu Reddy of MyLikes on TWiST #132 Are you willing to throw the weight of your Twitter feed behind a brand? MyLikes CEO Bindu Reddy sure is. She’s betting that you’ll happily endorse your favorite things via social networks in exchange for cold, hard cash. On this week’s show, Reddy discusses the ethics behind sponsored [...]
Live from the City of Lights, it’s a very special TWiST Paris Meetup episode! Six stellar companies pitched the audience gathered at the Microsoft France campus, but only three were selected to go before Jason’s discerning eyes. Who made the cut–and who emerged the victor? You’ll have to watch to find out! 0:00-0:30 Today on [...]
Looking for the most thorough maid in Seattle or the most artful photographer in DC? Then you need Redbeacon.com. Watch CEO and founder Ethan Anderson explain how he took the company from TechCrunch50 darling to a presence in all 50 major US markets in under two years in this episode of TWiST. 1:00-2:15 Ethan Anderson [...]
In the inaugural News Roundtable edition of TWiST, Brian Alvey, Jason Nazar and James Altucher join Jason and Tyler to discuss the hottest topics in startups, tech and investing. Issues bandied about include the Huffington Post to AOL sale, Google’s +1 button and–buzzword of all buzzwords–the infamous, rumored bubble. 3:30-5:30 Ad for MailChimp, a comprehensive [...]
Fresh off Color.com’s $41 million raise, Bill Nguyen joins TWiST to discuss his successes–and what he would do differently next time. Bill also shares his thoughts on implicit social media, the “bubble” and why he likes to work in the bathtub. 1:30-3:00 .CO contest reminder- ending April 1. To enter, buy a .co address and [...]
TopSpin Media CEO and founder Ian Rogers discusses the death and rebirth of the music industry, how he began working with the Beastie Boys after illegally pirating one of their LIVE concerts, and why he has a tattoo of the logo of Steve Jobs first computer company on his leg. 2:00-4:00 Mail [...]
This week web celeb and good friend Gary Vaynerchuk stops by to discuss his new book “The Thank You Economy”, the future explosion of the web 2.0 bubble and why drinking a fine port wine can still be manly. F.Y.I. Gary’s got a potty mouth so you might want to tuck the kids in first [...]
