This Week In StartupsThis Week In Startupshttp://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/2012-02-22T00:50:55ZSquarespaceBerlin Meetup #233http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/berlin-meetup-233.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-17T19:26:58Z2012-02-17T19:26:58Z

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This Week in Startups went live to Germany this week for the first ever TWiST Berlin Meeetup! Five killer companies pitched Jason and Tyler and covered an amazing range of products and services, from toy deliver to keyboard shortcuts. All were worthy, but who came out on top? Watch and find out!

]]>Paul Bragiel of i/o ventures #232http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/paul-bragiel-of-io-ventures-232.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-13T23:19:18Z2012-02-13T23:19:18ZJoin our new mailing list and be the first to learn about upcoming guests!

On This Week in Startups, serial entrepreneur turned startup mentor Paul Bragiel joins Jason for a chat. Paul, a partner at the accelerator i/o ventures, is passionate about working with smart people on sexy technology, and shares some of what he looks for in a winning team with the TWiST audience.

]]>Greg Tseng of Tagged #231http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/greg-tseng-of-tagged-231.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-11T01:23:00Z2012-02-11T01:23:00Z

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Greg Tseng, the co-founder of social network Tagged, is in the This Week in Startups hot seat to talk about the importance of executive coaching, the value of creating a healthy work environment and why mentorship matters.
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This Week in Startups, Feb. 10http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/this-week-in-startups-feb-10.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-10T01:25:30Z2012-02-10T01:25:30ZThe headline says it all: "DOUBLE Boom! LAUNCH Hits $369k in Prizes Thanks to MailChimp's $100k!" We couldn't be more excited for the incredible support our sister company LAUNCH has been getting from amazing folks including the aforementioned MailChimp, but also from TechStars, Charles River Ventures and Venture51. To learn more about all of the riches that will be bestowed upon the conference winner, check out this update.

This week, we were happy to welcome a whole bevy of new members to Backchannel fold:

  • Supporter Joshua Rosen
  • Supporter David Karlberg
  • Fan Sam xJawz
  • Fan Dali Kilani
  • Fan Steven Taylor
  • Sesiri Pathirane
  • Jamie Eilerman
  • Sash Catanzarite
  • Brian Ardinger
  • Tony Lam
  • Allen Kim
  • Benjamin Page
]]>Neal Sales-Griffin of Code Academy #230http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/neal-sales-griffin-of-code-academy-230.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-08T04:47:38Z2012-02-08T04:47:38Z

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Code Academy co-founder (and Ruby on Rails student) Neal Sales-Griffin dropped by TWiST to talk the future of education, why it's never too late to start coding and how startups will save our economy.

]]>Hosain Rahman of Jawbone #229http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/hosain-rahman-of-jawbone-229.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-02T19:33:29Z2012-02-02T19:33:29Z

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Today on This Week in Startups, Jason was joined by Jawbone CEO and co-founder Hosain Rahman to talk about just how damn hard it is to be a product guy. Hosain has some experience in the space, having run Jawbone for over a decade and having seen his share of ups--Jambox, Era, Icon--and downs--UP.

]]>This Week in Startups, Feb. 3http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/this-week-in-startups-feb-3.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-02T00:18:45Z2012-02-02T00:18:45ZWe talk a lot about startups on here--this is, after all, the This Week in Startups site. But if you're a fan of the show, did you know that the This Week In network is cranking out a lot more incredible content besides just TWiST?

Take a minute to check out all of our other insightful, educational and all-around awesome shows.

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This week, we were happy to welcome the following new members to Backchannel fold:

  • Supporter Michael Del Borrello
  • Fan Anthony Joiner
]]>Kevin Fliess of Room 77 #228http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/kevin-fliess-of-room-77-228.html[Your Name Here]2012-01-31T19:51:23Z2012-01-31T19:51:23Z

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Kevin Fliess of room booking site Room 77 joined TWiST to talk about where his company has gone since launching last year and what's on the roadmap for 2012 (Airbnb integration, anyone?).

]]>News Panel with Adeo Ressi & Ryan Block #227http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/news-panel-with-adeo-ressi-ryan-block-227.html[Your Name Here]2012-01-27T18:49:09Z2012-01-27T18:49:09Z

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On the TWiST News Panel, Adeo Ressi, Ryan Block and Erik Lanigan joined Jason to unpack the topics of Twitter censorship, Google's new search and the disastrous state of the DVD and streaming industry.

]]>This Week in Startups, Jan. 27http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/blog/this-week-in-startups-jan-27.html[Your Name Here]2012-01-27T18:42:34Z2012-01-27T18:42:34ZDid you make a New Years resolution? Yeah, yeah, they can be kind of hokey, but why not? What's the harm in setting a goal or resolving to do something you've always wanted to? We can't help you muster up the courage to sky dive, but we can help if your resolution includes building something, starting up or just learning more about the innovators who make this country great. For as little as $2 a month, you can be on the TWiST List--a collection of founders, thinkers and tinkerers all challenging and inspiring one another to do more, do better.

Make your 2012 resolution to become a TWiST Backchannel member!

This week, we were happy to welcome the following new members to Backchannel fold:

  • Supporter Jason Cartwright
  • Superfan Andre Gegechkori
  • Fan Michael Perez
  • Fan Elle Fa
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