Twist and Shout, Inc.
IndustrySoftware
Founded2011 (2011)
DefunctApril 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
ProductsTwist (mobile application)

Twist and Shout, Inc. was an American software company based in San Francisco, California and founded in 2011. Its main product was a mobile application called Twist which allowed users to share their estimated time of arrival (ETA) and real-time GPS location while traveling.[1][2][3][4][5]

Twist closed its doors on April 1, 2014.[6]

History

Twist and Shout, Inc. was founded by Bill Lee, Mike Belshe, Frank VanZile and Edward Marks.[7] Twist and Shout, Inc. collected $6 million in venture capital funds from Bridgescale Partners, Eric Hahn, Jeff Skoll, Bill Lee and Mike Belshe.[1][8]

Corporate

Twist and Shout's advisors included David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, Matthew Cowan, Bridgescale Partners Managing Director, and Eric Hahn, Inventures Group Partner.[5] The Twist website and mobile application team included engineers from MIT, Apple, Google and Stanford.[9]

Products

The concept for the mobile application called Twist, came from co-founder and CEO Bill Lee.[10] Twist adjusted to user transportation modes such as driving, public transit or walking, and allowed private sharing of estimated arrival times with others.[11] Twist functioned on a user's phone and integrated with their calendar, contacts, email, chat and Google Map features.[9][12][13] Twist incorporated traffic conditions into its arrival time calculations.[14] The service was free and was advertisement-free.[15] It was available in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom,[15] and was compatible with both iPhones and Android phones.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 Kline, Daniel B. (March 12, 2013). “Twist app shouts your arrival time”. Boston.com.
  2. ↑ Shah, Semil (February 14, 2013). “‘In The Studio,’ Twist’s Bill Lee Talks Shop About Mobile Apps And Angel Investing”. TechCrunch.
  3. ↑ Fidelman, Mark (December 16, 2012). “Twist Mobile App: Good Things Come to Those Who Aren’t Late”. Forbes.
  4. ↑ Hardawar, Devindra (December 18, 2012). “Running late? Now Twist can track your ETA on Android”. VentureBeat.
  5. 1 2 (October 3, 2012) “Twist Adds Yammer CEO and Founder David Sacks to Advisory Board, Launches Time-Saving Arrival App Internationally in the UK, Australia and Canada”. Market Wired.
  6. ↑ (April 1, 2014) "Twist FaceBook post"
  7. ↑ Roush, Wade (September 19, 2012). “Twist’s App Spells RIP for OMW – But It’s Really About ‘Selling Time’”. Xconomy.
  8. ↑ Yeung, Ken (December 18, 2012). “Twist launches HTML5 app to help Android users let others know when they’ll be late for an appointment”. TNW The Next Web.
  9. 1 2 Mlot, Stephanie (July 18, 2012). “Always Late? Twist App Will Provide Friends With Your ETA”. PCmag.com.
  10. ↑ Van Grove, Jennifer (July 18, 2012). “Twist, an app for iPhone, saves time with accurate ETAs”. VentureBeat.
  11. ↑ Androidguys (March 14, 2013). “APPTEASERS: 15 Android games and apps you should know about”.
  12. ↑ Ouimet, Maeghan (July 18, 2012). “Always Late? There’s an App for That”. Inc.
  13. ↑ McCarty, Brad (July 18, 2012). “With a $6 million Series A, Twist for iOS wants to ensure you’ll never wait for someone again”. TNW The Next Web.
  14. ↑ Shankland, Stephen (July 18, 2012). “Late again? Twist will text or e-mail your apology” CNet
  15. 1 2 Kenney, Briley (April 11, 2013). "Automatically alert family and friends when you are close by with Twist". DotTech.org. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  16. ↑ Rossman, Jim. "Twist lets your family or friends know if you'll be late for dinner". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
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