Today I attended the TWS 2008 conference in Tel Aviv. It was a success. Guy Kawasaki did not appear even though he headlined, but other than that, for this ‘Web 2.0 Bear Market’ that it is, a worthwhile time was to be had by all. It was not expensive at ~$50 per head, and the food was great and plentiful. At times people spoke during the speeches but to me that added to a semi-casual atmosphere, and there were still quiet spots everywhere. English was the preferred language. I would have liked to see the more unknown startups I saw cruising around have at least 2 minutes each on stage to present. The winners were WikiAnswers, Dapper, Wix, Worklight, HiveSight, Qoof, Mo’Minis, Kaltura, Nucomony and MocoSpace.

Below is my pictorial:

The venue was the laidback ‘Prime Sagol,’ at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, a 10 minute or so trip from the center of town.

Hmmm

Aner Ravon (right) co-founder HooQs. Martin Duval (left) Orange Start-up Program and Bluenove.

My turn

Let’s get started

Saul Klein

Anonymous

Nuconomy Analytics

Cheers

Hands up to hype up

Kaltura video platform

Something’s amiss

Getting ready

Ofer and friend at half-time

In Vardi’s words, hunting season has begun

The investment panel: Tal Barnoach, Michael Eisenberg, Izhar Shay and Stuart Fund

When two screens aren’t enough

Yaron Orenstein’s closing remarks