TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Here’s a look at just some of the ways early-stage founders can learn to build, grow and fund their startups at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Let’s kick off the Disrupt opportun-a-palooza with a time-sensitive reminder to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SBF 200) by July 31 at 11:59 p.m.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt — the original startup conference — returns to San Francisco on September 19–21. Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. What can you expect at TechCrunch Disrupt? It’s an opportunity for early-stage founders to learn from the best.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt , the premier event for startup investors and founders, is coming back in 2023 with an enhanced new format. Disrupt will have six industry tracks , each with its own stage, including AI , fintech , hardware , SaaS , security and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption. So why would I want to damage a bunch of friendships for no reason? But the bigger truth is the competition is important. When we funded Sam , Rahul and team at MakeSpace > 2.5

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

billion in new funds earmarked for disruptive and transformative businesses. The convergence of AI, the abundance of skilled entrepreneurs, and known playbooks to build hypergrowth companies present founders with opportunities to create new, category-defining businesses that investors seek. The post Index Ventures Raises $2.3

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected nearly every industry globally.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Audience Choice voting opens for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 It’s time to make your voice count!

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Most internet opportunities were of modest scale – often worth pursuing – but not usually worth taking public. Innovation continues to disrupt older industries, create opportunities, and create new streams of revenue. In other words, good ideas were oversold as big ideas.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Time is running out for you to score the biggest savings on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 — the original and always-evolving conference dedicated to early-stage startups. Last year, TechCrunch readers voted for the breakout sessions and roundtable discussions they wanted at Disrupt. Buy your Disrupt pass today !

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

The platform continues to achieve historical milestones, garnering more than 100 million users in its first two months, marking the beginning of a new era of disruption. For companies looking to take advantage of this opportunity, it’s first worth appreciating: What is a plugin? Studying for a calculus exam?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

But as every entrepreneur knows, every crisis offers opportunities, and this one is no different. Primarily, there are three levels of innovation: incremental, sustaining and disruptive. Disruptive innovation is what most people mean when they say innovation. We all know what the issues are.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. Opportunities and returns will be unevenly distributed in favor of those who move.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting opens Now comes the part where you, dear readers, play a major role.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It''s super interesting to go back and trace connections and relationships that led to new opportunities. After seeing my ability to bring a big community together, she wound up introducing me to TK because he was running a hackathon of his own around the first Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC in 2010. More detail from Tarikh below.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

The opportunity set is much bigger than ever (50x more users, 10x time online, mobile, social, credit-card enabled, global) … when things work they work faster and at an unprecedented scale. This is the opportunity set for venture capitalists. Here is a preview of what we found & what we will publish: 1. Thus is a key point.

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Years of offshoring, bottlenecks, and climate-driven disruptions have made it clear: we need to rethink where and how we source materials. Scaling a BetterSystem A recurring theme among the 150+ startups weve backed is that, often, the countrys biggest challenges are the most compelling innovation opportunities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

That means your focus shouldn’t only be on passing successfully, but also minimizing the disruption to your team and your business growth. Your focus shouldn’t only be on passing successfully, but also minimizing the disruption to your team and your business growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). Even if we miss on lots of great opportunities.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At The post Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab hosts Global Demo Day of Disruptive Startups appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

” And there’s more to come: During TechCrunch Disrupt, Claure said that SoftBank can be expected to deploy between $8 billion to $10 billion of capital into Latin America in 2022. Perhaps even more interestingly, unicorns are driving a self-reinforcing trend, ALLVP’s Rojas told TechCrunch.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

At least the small companies have lots more opportunities to get gobbled up for some amount of value even if they don’t ultimately work out as well as you would have hoped. I’m convinced WeWork is part of a sea change in how business think about real estate, and from great disruption comes great economic opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2021

These challenges create the opportunity for unprecedented virality, allowing brands to create a true cultural moment. Invite participation through disruptive activations. Do something disruptive and leverage TikTok’s participatory nature to create a true cultural moment for your brand. Launch a viral challenge.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is mere days away, people! We can’t wait to welcome you and watch the inspiration, collaboration and opportunities unfold. The final four partners at TechCrunch Disrupt […] This epic event could not happen without the steadfast support of our partners.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

-Atul National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Herrmann The conversation: Choose your own adventure with National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Hermann The takeaways: Today’s climate problems are also incredible investment opportunities. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

I''m just trying to invest in the best opportunities. I''m probably biased against just out of school hackers who think that just because they built a thing, they''re going to disrupt an industry they don''t care about understanding. I think other people have talked more about the fact that I''ve funded female founders than I have.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

This is why we’re thrilled that Arianna Simpson, general partner at a16z, will join us for a fireside chat at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Hear a16z’s Arianna Simpson at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 No matter how you invest it, that $4.5 TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Often, industries that have great potential to be disrupted are also the most resistant to adopting bleeding-edge technology. GDP, the market opportunity is huge, especially as spending climbs — the U.S. Where are you looking for opportunities in construction tech in Q3 2022? With the industry representing about 6.3% of the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2020

While the desire and intention to create disruptive digital customer experiences grows, however, the majority of B2B companies struggle to deliver. Opportunities to Innovate: Addressing Challenging B2B Customer Experiences through Digital Products. 5 Steps to Create a Digital Product Strategy for B2B CX Innovation. Choose Your Focus.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. There are many opportunities to expand margins beyond the traditional brokerage business of YouTube networks.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 20, 2025

This is one interpretation of It takes money to make money , although that statement was probably created to describe new investment opportunities. Without remaining availability from a bank line, many businesses are stretched to the limit just when they seem to be doing better than ever.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara Goldin is a force of nature: Authentic, unafraid of failure, and creative in pushing boundaries and disrupting the status quo. When you’re trying to disrupt an established category: Go outside of your business to search for inspiration and ideas. I wanted to reset, disrupt, create something that helped people.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Now apply that same theory to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , and you can save a bundle when you take your team, your clients or your star startups to San Francisco in September. Grab a group rate discount to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 OK, here’s the deal. Let’s take a look at just some of the sessions and opportunities waiting for you.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

To know that while acquiring a business in China will help you globalize faster it most certainly will take you off of your most immediate problems at home and that dominating your national opportunity first is far better than being spread thinly across two complex opportunities. Bring it on. Disappearing messages?

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

Such passionate individuals are not only disrupting industries but also making a significant impact on social and environmental issues. We can foster an ecosystem that supports and uplifts young entrepreneurs by encouraging creativity, providing investment opportunities, and celebrating achievements.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1. Network, connect and collaborate You simply won’t find a better time or place to expand your network, with the right people, than at Disrupt. Let us count the reasons.

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