
Live from the City of Lights, it's a very special TWiST Paris Meetup episode! Six stellar companies pitched the audience gathered at the Microsoft France campus, but only three were selected to go before Jason's discerning eyes. Who made the cut--and who emerged the victor? You'll have to watch to find out! 0:00-0:30 Today on This Week in Startups, we have a very special TWiST Paris meetup episode. 3:00-5:30 MailChimp ad.The newly upgraded free plan includes list management for up to 2000 subscribers. 6:30-7:45 Introducing Kirsten Winkler, organizer of TWiST Paris. 7:45-10:15 The first company to pitch is i-Dispo, a unified calendar and time management system. (Watch the pitch.) 12:00-12:45 Jason would have liked to hear a concrete example of the business model in the pitch. 12:45-13:30 What did you think of the pitch and idea, Tyler? 13:30-14:15 Well done, Ismael. Any response? 14:15-15:15 Kirsten, how were these great companies discovered? 15:15-17:00 The second company is Balloon, an event organization and management platform that allows real-time audience interaction that can be easily moderated. (Watch the pitch.) 18:00-19:45 Jason says he's been waiting for someone to do what Balloon is doing. 19:45-20:45 If someone created something with a beautiful name that is easy to use, Jason would pay for that, and he believes Balloon is it. 20:45-21:30 Jason thinks the pricing model is very affordable and loves the idea. 21:30-22:15 Tyler: How hard would it be to make this <b>...</b>
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