This Week in Startups #17 with Ryan Block & Peter Rojas [BONUS #1]

It's the first of our special "bonus" episodes - a series of slightly shorter shows consisting of just the interviews with some of the top influencers in tech.  Joining us today are Ryan Block and Peter Rojas, co-founders of gadget lover site GDGT. Tune in to find out how they got their starts and have become two of the most influential journalists in tech.

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This Week in Startups #16 with Brandon Kessler

Jason's guest on Friday's show was Brandon Kessler, CEO of ChallengePost - an online site where anyone can create challenges (like the X-Prize) and make them available to the public.  This is Brandon's fourth startup, so tune in to see how he keeps creating, and executing, all these great ideas. We also had special callers this week - the founders of redbeacon and anyclip, the winner and one of the semi-finalists from TechCrunch50 2009.  Ever wondered what it's like to present at TC50?  Tune in to get the behind the scenes scoop. Just a reminder, we'll be on at a special time this week, 7pm (PDT) - live from the Digital Family Summit in Santa Monica, CA.  See you then!

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On the show this Friday: Brandon Kessler

We're finally back in the studio after doing live remote shows for the last two weeks (quick note: we're back out in the field next week with a special live episode on Wednesday from Digital Family Summit).  Jason's guest this week is Brandon Kessler, founder of ChallengePost. We'll also have special call-ins from some of the top TechCrunch50 companies - tune in to hear about what it was like to present at the conference.  We'll also have the news, deadpool and hope you did your homework!

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This Week in Startups #15 with Roelof Botha

Sorry for the delay in posting (we were pretty busy with a little conference called TechCrunch50), but here's Jason's show from last week with Roelof Botha.  Given Roelof's experience in startups and venture capital, we did a special show with extra call-ins, so make sure to check out what people are trying to learn and some of the new startups they're founding.

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Review Contest Update #2

So far we've recieved over 25 submissions to the TWiST review contest!  there's still time to enter though, just check out the full details and write your review of TWiST Episode 13.  Post it anywhere and e-mail us a link by this Thursday (September 10th) and you could win! Also, if you want to catch up on any of the old TWiST episodes, but don't have time to watch - or you want to find out exactly what was said, check out these two great fan sites:

• First up is Scott Simko's "This Week in Startups Recap" - bringing you a weekly synopsis of every episode, along with helpful links!
• And brand new is J. Pablo Fernández's site "This Week in Startups Transcriptions", featuring full transcripts of all the episodes.  It's a community based site though, so he needs your help to make all of the episodes complete!

Enjoy!

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