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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 -- Twiistup. More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011 -- Twiistup. More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA's biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production.

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JULY 25, 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009 -- Twiistup 6. Twiistup connects people from technology, media, and entertainment. Unlike traditional conferences, Twiistup mixes it up with tunes, video, beverages, swag and the unexpected. See [link] (more).

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JULY 24, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009 -- Twiistup 6. Twiistup connects people from technology, media, and entertainment. Unlike traditional conferences, Twiistup mixes it up with tunes, video, beverages, swag and the unexpected. See [link] (more).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- Twiistup 5. An alternative to traditional networking events, Twiistup mixes it up with tunes, video, bites, beverages, prizes, swag and the unexpected. s hot in tech.

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JULY 7, 2009

Twiistup , the technology and media networking event being held July 30 and 31st at the Universal Hilton, released its list of companies being featured at the event today, saying that it has picked 11 companies to present at the event. Tags: startup networking media conference twiistup.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Los Angeles-based ExpenseBay scored the top award--a Lego trophy--at last week's Twiistup startup showcase event, rising above 11 other startups looking to strut their stuff to investors, angel investors, entrepreneurs, and others at the Universal Hilton on Thursday and Friday. Tags: expensebay twiistup contest.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- Twiistup 007. See [link] (more).

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MAY 12, 2009

Twiistup , the popular Los Angeles technology showcase and networking event started by Mike Macadaan, is announcing today that the event has been sold to a undisclosed, private investor. According to Twiistup, it will expand beyond its showoff events to include a full conference agenda, and also be expanding to similar events in other cities.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. You can use keywords like: Events in Los Angeles or Southern California Events or even Santa Monica Events.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. 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 was the judge.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

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. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

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. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Nazar--who moderated a panel on the venture capital industry in Los Angeles at Twiistup 8 yesterday, and who is considered by many to be one of the key "super connectors" in the LA technology community--took a few minutes with us to give his advice to startup entrepreneurs. That's the way to develop those relationships.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a piece from GRP Partners' Mark Suster , who--after watching and judging pitches at last week's Twiistup event--gives some hints and tips about how not to suck at presentations. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. I was the judge. Continued.).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Geodelic is powering Verizon's GeoGuides application, which Geodelic has been showing off privately since Sonnad took the stage at Twiistup in Los Angeles in January, with his ukulele-studded pitch for Geodelic. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Macadaan--who's been instrumental in everything from AOL, MySpace, Twiistup, Tsavo, and many other local startup efforts--shared some of what he learned at the Big Kansas City event last week, talking about Dollar Shave Club, Science, and more. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Apparently, Amazon has booked Barker Hanger--which techies here might know from multiple events, including Twiistup--for its big announcement, which either is about a 10-inch Kindle, or some other effort.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Richard Rosenblatt , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Demand Media said today at the Twiistup conference in Los Angeles, that he sees an IPO as a possible opportunity for the firm.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Macadaan--who also is well known for his work at Science, AOL, plus organizing the popular Twiistup technology conference in Los Angeles a few years ago, is in the midst of raising $15,000 through Kickstarter for the project. Macadaan is currently Chief Creative Officer at Los Angeles technology studio and incubator Science, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The Los Angeles technology crowd turned out in full for last week's Twiistup 5 event--a showcase for startups looking for exposure and funding--with over 1,000 attendees at a private aircraft hangar at the Santa Monica airport. Tags: technology totspot startup twiistup twiistup5 angeles networking event cogi.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Rosenblatt said in January at the Twiistup conference that the firm has over $200M in annual revenues, and has been looking at its options for months. Demand Media has been rumored to be looking for an IPO for months, and Richard Rosenblatt has not been shy about the firm's interest in an IPO.

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JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- New Media Vault Twiistup Kickoff Party! This month we're getting prepped for two days of Twiistup excitement.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Then you should definitely give the Twiistup NY-Startup Summit a look. If you have a great idea and have some specs that is perfect and just what Twiistup is looking for. If you have an idea for a startup but don't have anything built out yet, as an added bonus Twiistup has partnered with NY Startup Weekend.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

ExpenseBay was the winner of last month's Twiistup startup event, and is headed by Eric Sikola. The free application allows customers to enter digital receipts and other expense information into the ExpenseBay service, which automatically categorizes and fills out expense reports for business travelers. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2010

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 Retreat. What is the Retreat? Who's in the Retreat? Why haven't I received an invite to the Retreat?

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JUNE 16, 2009

Macadaan is well known in the Los Angeles technology community for creating and running Twiistup, the popular Los Angeles technology networking and startup showcase event. Tags: tsavo mike macadaan twiistup executive content. According to Macadaan, this week is his last at Tsavo. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

At Twiistup 8 Matthew Smith (CEO) and the Nevolution team debuted what they dubbed the “future of software distribution”. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

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. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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JUNE 10, 2008

They really need to take a look at how Twiistup , Mixergy and others are doing to both promote and help make their events better for attendees. So, I've got no idea who's going. This also happens for Technology Council of Southern California , AITP-LA , TechBizConnection and others.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Alright start-ups if you were hesitant for some reason about applying for Twiistup this should give you that extra umph! Twiistup Just announced that it has added a demo night for all showoff applicants. Twiistup has partnered with The MEMES Center at UCLA Anderson and has added a Wildcard Demo night.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

At Twiistup 8 Bart Becks (prior CEO os Belgacom Skynet) took the stage to present SonicAngel, a startup that is challenging the current music industry business model. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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JULY 31, 2009

Sacks revealed the move at the Twiistup conference Friday, explained the move by saying that "what I miss are all the technology companies are out of there, and I miss tapping the brain trust up there." Sacks said that Geni, which spun out Yammer, remains in West Hollywood.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Today Twiistup has announced it official date of January 28th 2010 and an awesome lineup of its first confirmed speakers. You can see some of the past Twiistup's we have covered here: Week of Twiistup 6: Interviews, Talks, Panels, and Pics. Twist And Shout for Twiistup 5. Relive the Magic of Twiistup 4.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Twiistup has been a great place for startups to get their name out there and we love giving them that extra boost from just offline to online. So without further delay TechZulu presents to you the winner of Twiistup 7. We were able to capture every talk and every startup pitch for your viewing pleasure. Geodelic! :

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MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: Always On Paid Content TwiistUp DealMaker Events Digiday Events And many private events. Still it’s something that most managers need to learn how to do better. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? Tony: So how do you do this and still have dinner at home?

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JULY 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based EQAL , said this morning at Twiistup that the firm is launching a new, social publishing tool it is calling Umbrella, focused on independent producers, celebrity talent, and online personalities.

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