Twiistup Articles

Nevolution: Windows App Store Startup Closes $450K Angel Fundraising Round

Former Twiistup 8 Showoff (Click here to view their pitch and our review) Nevolution, the startup that insists Mac, mobile phone and tablet users shouldn’t have all the fun when it comes to acquiring great software – has closed a $450,000 angel round to gear up for the launch of its Avenue(TM) Windows App Store service and private-label app store platform.

Social, Non-Anonymous, Public Feedback | Farhad Mohit

Farhad Mohit speaks on the implications of becoming non-anonymous. People for years have been giving feedback or even complaining about issues but for the most part never get resolved, because 9 times out of 10 they are submitted anonymously

Addroid | Cost Effective Video Banner Ads

Matt Cooper (CEO of Neoganda) took the stage at Twiistup 8 in the most unforgettable presentation of the day. The presentation brought down the house and ended in a standing ovation because of Coop’s hilarity and entertaining way of presenting Addroid his new startup.

Focus On The Second Act | Suneel Gupta Twiistup 8

Suneel had a fantastic talk on focusing on your business and really digging into your company/product so that what you end up with is amazing.

Raise a glass with TechZulu & New Media Vault at Drai’s Hollywood

That’s right. We all work hard, now it’s time to play hard. TechZulu is turning three and we couldn’t think of a better place to celebrate than the exclusive nightclub, Drai’s Hollywood. We’ve partnered with New Media Vault (who subsequently will be celebrating their two year anniversary) to bring you a night of red carpet chic, rooftop cabanas, and a DJ who’s flying in from New York.

Can The Next Big Tech Company Be Built In LA?

During Twiistup 8 a panel moderated by Jason Nazar (DocStoc) and joined by panelist David Travers (Rustic Canyon), Brian Norgard (Namesake), Fouad ElNaggar (Redpoint) and Demian Sellfors (Media Temple), spoke about if the next big tech company could be built in Los Angeles?

David Cohen | Lessons Learned From Doing More Faster

David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars, a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program for Internet startups. David opened up Twiistup 8 with a great talk on building an entrepreneurial community, and how you could start your own in whatever city you may be located.

Badgeville Did Not Earn a Badge Checking in at Twiistup 8

At Twiistup 8 last week ten startups gave their pitches to a panel including a VC, Angel Investor, Advisor and industry expert. No startup recieved harsher criticism than Badgeville.

Foodme.com | I am Hungry and Want a Deal NOW!

John Delacruz and his startup Foodme.com presented a Twiistup 8 and was almost as impressive as the mini cupcakes at their booth. The startup fills a need in the market by connecting restaurants to patrons in real time.

Twiistup 8 | Presented Live by TechZulu

TechZulu has been involved with Twiistup for quite some time now. We love startups, entrepreneurs and being able to bring you all the lastest in the startup community.

Attention Startups! Twiistup Heads To New York

If you are a NYC Startup and looking for great exposure, advice, and people to help build your startup? Then you should definitely give the Twiistup NY-Startup Summit a look.

Will You Be In The Retreat? Twiistup’s New Executive Conference

What is the Retreat?  Who’s in the Retreat? Why haven’t I received an invite to the Retreat? Twiistup just announced a new “Ultimate Executive Conference” to be held at a 5-Diamond resort in Dana Point, CA.  Here is the email from Twiistup Producer Francisco Dao: “We’re excited to announce a very special event called The…continue reading.

Seethroo: Revamped And In The Black

Former Twiistup showoff Seethroo has undergone a lot changes since their debut at TU4: they’ve completely rewritten their code, developed a new business model and made it really simple for publishers to join in their network.  If you didn’t know, Seethroo is an ad targeting company designed for social publishers. Their system analyzes the user-generated…continue reading.

Twiistup 7: Talks, Interviews, and Startup Pitches

The moment you all have been waiting for has finally arrive…..Twiistup 7 talks, interviews and startup pitches!  TechZulu was the official media sponsor for this year as we have been for the past few years now.  We were able to capture every talk and every startup pitch for your viewing pleasure.  Twiistup has been a…continue reading.

Final Twiistup Agenda and Last Chance to Nab Tickets

Today at 3pm PST is the final time for you to grab your Twiistup tickets at the $397 rate.  After 3pm it will jump to the $497 rate.  They have also released their final agenda shown below: Twiistup 007 Agenda Wednesday January 27th Korn Hall UCLA 6:00 – 6:30 PM: Leila Janah, founder and CEO…continue reading.

Twiistup 007: Final Showoff’s Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Twiistup is just 2 weeks away and there have been a whole slew of announcements within these past few days.  The final showoff’s have been selected, so that brings the count to a total of 10 showoff’s plus a wild card from the demo night at UCLA (full list of showoff’s below).  The speaker list…continue reading.