The word went out today that Twiistup is now accepting applications for their coveted show off spots. The upcoming Twiistup, which takes place this July, is in its sixth year and continues to grow and evolve with the communities ever changing needs. The people behind Twiistup may have changed but the judging of the showoff’s has stayed the same. There are a total of 10 slots available for innovative startups to showcase their products at this one of a kind tech event . The organizers have realized the necessity of a larger venue and have secured the biggest location

What a way to start off 2008! First, we are honored with a number of awards (more on this later)... And today, we at the the Rubicon Project announced that we have raised $21 million in total financing (see press announcement). We are very excited, as this is a huge vote of a confidence for the company from investors.

Many of us in the technology, media and VC world sit on panels at lot.  Many photo from left to right: me, QD3, Brian Solis, Chamillionaire, Ian Rogers and Brian Zisk – most of whom I got to know through Twiistup panels) I sat on two panels in the past week – once at LeadsCon (** see appendix if you’re interested in a back story here) and today at the America’s Growth Capital conference.  So Many of them are painfully boring.  It’s It’s a shame since it’s such a golden opportunity for you to build awareness with your audience

Just got our hands on the list of speakers for the upcoming Twiistup event and it’s jam packed. Mark Suster – GRP Partners, venture capital.  No longer just a great mixer, Twiistup is evolving with a larger offering and a new two day format. Tags: Events twiistup twiistup Let’s take a look at some of the confirmed speakers: Jason Calacanis – Serial entrepreneur, founder of Mahalo

Rubicon wants to send two lucky students to Twiistup! Nicole Jordan , Director of Integrated Communications for Rubicon, loves helping others and decided to create two Twiistup “scholarships” for budding entrepreneurs to be able to attend the one of a kind event. Twiistup offers two days of panels, Q&A sessions, start up pitches and a mixer that these lucky grad or undergrad students will get to be a part of. The idea behind the scholarship, is to give young college students the chance to connect with the leaders in the Business community. They will have

The word went out today that Twiistup is now accepting applications for their coveted show off spots. The upcoming Twiistup, which takes place this July, is in its sixth year and continues to grow and evolve with the communities ever changing needs. The people behind Twiistup may have changed but the judging of the showoff’s has stayed the same. There are a total of 10 slots available for innovative startups to showcase their products at this one of a kind tech event . The organizers have realized the necessity of a larger venue and have secured the biggest location

Tags: onmedia mayfield funding twiistup financing venture capital entretech alwayson 21 millio What a way to start off 2008! First, we are honored with a number of awards (more on this later)... And today, we at the the Rubicon Project announced that we have raised $21 million in total financing (see press announcement).

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.  Francisco Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup.  I I spotted my fellow VC Leo Spiegel (from Mission Ventures) who had spoken previously to the same group and asked about his experiences. Most people suck at presenting to big groups.  It’s It’s a shame because the ability to nail

Today Twiistup has announced it official date of January 28th 2010 and an awesome lineup of its first confirmed speakers.  Before launching his own publishing venture, Om was a senior writer for Business 2.0 He is also a Venture Partner at True Ventures. Check them out below: Om Malik

Most of the technology community in Los Angeles is familiar with the Twiistup events, which mixes startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and others in what has been a fashionable and casual environment — last time, in a private hangar in Santa Monica in “Blade Runner” style decor. Twiistup is selecting 10 companies who present their firm at the event, which is transitioning into a two-day event at the Universal Hilton in Universal City.  Francisco Dao, the new producer of the event, tells me that applications are still open to apply for the next event, and that they’re looking for interesting and innovative startups to showcase at the event.