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

Tech Zulu Event

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

Tech Zulu Event

Twiistup is just 2 weeks away and there have been a whole slew of announcements within these past few days. And now what you have all been waiting for.the TechZulu Twiistup discount. Twiistup 007 Speaker List: Peter Guber. He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Twiistup 007 Showoff's: .

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It Takes a Village to GROW and Nurture Innovation

Tech Zulu Event

All of the stakeholders mentioned above play a role in creating a technology ecosystem. People like Mike Macadaan , who came down from San Francisco to throw professionally-produced Twiistup events showcasing our budding startups and Francisco Dao who turned them into full-blown conferences. So who’s on board?

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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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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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. While we often lack the technology and product depth of our counterparts in the Bay, I would argue that entrepreneurs in LA would thrive if you dropped them into any industry. Past Startups Uncensored LA Tech Events.

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Making The Most out of Sitting on Panels

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Many of us in the technology, media and VC world sit on panels at lot. 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). Many of them are painfully boring. I have written about the topic of sitting on panels before.

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

Some attendees came in a bit later on Sunday as they coded and designed throughout the previous night however everyone was “in the Loft” by mid-morning, along with other guests such as Paige Craig and Francisco Dao ( 50 Kings , Twiistup, and Writer at Fast Company).