The Disrupt 2025 Builders Stage agenda now live and taking shape

Startups do not build themselves. The stage of the builders in Techcrunch crashes 2025From 27 to 29 October in Moscone West in San Francisco, the place where investors, operators and founders come to talking tactics-accurate judgment to remove something and make it work. This year, we transfer some of the most severe minds in the game to the theater, including the legendary investor Elad Gil, the former CEO of Twitter Dick Costolo, and the founder of Flexport Ryan Petersen. If you are looking for real visions of people who have already built and supported companies that define groups, this is where it happens.

Whether you are struggling with your first chapter paper, building a GTM engine already turns, or wondering whether artificial intelligence should be your next era, Builder He has answers. Expect frank conversations, new strategies, and tips without decrease from people who have gone through fires-in addition to the audience Q&A during each session, so that you can get the most difficult questions.

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A first look at the construction agenda agenda

Learn what is closed yet and not controlling it. the The 2025 agenda disrupted It increases in size, with more higher names and bold conversations on the road.

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Conversation with the investment investment

Before most of the world had suffered from ChatGPT, Elad Gil had already written seed tests to startups such as confusion, personal. This is in addition to early bets on companies such as Airbnb, Artable, Anduil, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, GitLab, Gusto, Instacart, ISION, OpenDoor, Pinterest, Rivbing, Square, Stripe … You get the idea.

Jill, which also established several companies such as Mixerlabs (purchased by Twitter) and Color Health, appears to be always known as the next. It already works on the following things for artificial intelligence and investment.

Build what is the following with the minds behind Twitter and Meta
Adam Payne and Dick Costolo, founders and administrative partners, David Fischer, partner, at 01 Advisors

Join the three Powerhouse investors from 01 Advisors to have a conversation on the side of Fireside on what it really takes to build, expand the scope and financing of startups in the early stage today. From the product to growth to the collection of donations, you will get explicit advice and new views from the veterans of the industry that constitute the next wave of technical success.

The secrets of the seed money that every founder must know
Gabi Kazu, partner, Harlem Capital, Marlon Nichols, co -founder and administrative general partner, Mac Venture Capital, and Maria Palma, partner, Freestyle Capital

Lifting your first tour is difficult, but away from the impossible. This committee brings together experienced investors to destroy what it takes to close the seed round. From formulating the correct stadium to ensuring that the appropriate partners shed light on, get an enforceable advice to convert the interest of the investor into the capital.

How to raise the series A in 2026
Sangeen Zeb, General partner, GV, and more speakers will be announced

In this unarmed painting, Top Vcs reveals what really makes them present a term paper with a healthy evaluation – one of the standards that interest you to the stadium errors that kill deals. Learn how to put your company for the first institutional investment.

What do you really want to hear on your stadium
Medha Agarwal, General partner, Defy.vc, Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co -founder, Harnes, Jennifer Neundorfer, General Press, January Ventures

Investors hear hundreds of stadiums, but there is only a little. Listen directly from VCS for what they love, and what makes them inspiring, and the founders of microscopic signals often miss. This painting reveals from the inside to help you formulate the stadium that attracts attention, builds confidence, and wins the right checks.

Restarting the startup capital without VCS
Erik allebest, co -founder and executive director, Chess.com, Kay Makishi, Lupoff/Stevens Family Office, Gale Wilkinson, Administrative partner, Vitalize Venture Capital

VCS is not the only game in the city. Join us as we explore the alternative collection tracks with an angel investor, deputy head of the family office, and founder who paved success. Learn how to take advantage of the capital that corresponds to your vision, keeps you in control, and connects you to the next stage on your conditions.

Preparing now to raise your subsequent stage
Lila Preston, Head of Equity in Growth, Investment Administration, Andrea Tomaz, CEO and co -founder, stressful robots, Zia Yang, partner, IVP

The raising of the next stage rounds takes more than luck-it is related to the strategy from the first day. Join these three exceptional VCS because it shares how to build standards, narrate stories and relationships that set the startup for the success of future financing. Learn the main moves that put you to close larger tours with confidence.

VCS puts their bets in 2026
Nina Ashdajian, partner, index, Jerry Chen, General Press, Grock, Feviana Fagha, General Press, Felissis

Where does smart money go after that? This committee combines the best VCS to exchange investment priorities for 2026, emerging sectors, and what innovations attract their attention. Early stage founders, this is one for you! Get a rare glimpse into the trends and technologies that can make your work next year.

Smart scaling

Building at the time of uncertainty
Ryan Petersen, Founder and CEO, Flexport

Understanding is the new natural, but it is also an opportunity. In this chat on the side of the fires, Ryan Petersen, CEO of Global Logistics Unicorn Flexport, is participating in his hard -chanted vision. With a collection of $ 2.3 billion, Flexport charging technology for international business and policy intersects, giving Petersen almost economic visions. It was frank about everything from the policy of customs tariffs to artificial intelligence. He also suffered from personal fluctuations, left the role of the famous CEO and then returned after less than a year. Founders, notes: This is the way you build when the rules continue to change.

How to suit the product products market
Rajat Bhageria, Founder and Executive Chairman, Chef Robotics, Ann Bordetsky, partner, NEA, and MURALI JOSHI, partner, iconiq

Building a difficult product. Building a customer who wanders somewhat, at good prices, and provides his promises more difficult, and he is always chaotic. But as soon as you reach the Holy Jray of Product Fit, start your start on a quick track for growth, financing and traction. Listen from the founder and investors who helped many others get there. This painting breaks how to test more intelligent and repeat the intention so that you can stop guessing and start growth.

How much salary and fairness should you really offer to the first employees?
Randy Jacobovic, Head of Operations and Talents, 645 Projects, Rebecca Li Whiteing, Fracture General Adviser to Emerging Companies in Early Phase, Epigram Legal Computer, Yen Wu, CEO and Founder, Bolly

Early appointments are the future of your startup, but only if you can attract and keep them. This painting dives into construction packages and benefits that compete with large technology without breaking your combustion rate. Hearing strategies in the real world to align incentives, enhance retention, and build a hesitation team.

With coding, do startups in the early stage need to employ 10x engineers?
David Kramer, co -founder and CPO, Sentry, Lauri Moore, partner, Bessmer Venture Partners, and speaker announced

VIBE coding products have changed the speed, cost and technical skill needed to build products, from primary models to shipping. This is especially true for emerging companies in the early stage. Some makers of these products announced that no one needs to learn a symbol anymore. If so, this means that startups do not need to fill their early lists with the famous 10x programmers. But how many of this noise and how much is the reality? Our team members will dive into how to change the world of developed tools and what comes after that.

Should you employ artificial intelligence as early employees?
Caleb Pefer, co -founder and CEO of Firecrawl, and more speakers who will be announced

Most startups today use artificial intelligence in some capabilities: the initial models of coding or new features, and deep search through favorite chat before sales of calls. Many of them also build AI products, or at least including artificial intelligence options and features. So, should you include artificial intelligence in your companies’ root processes, such as employing artificial intelligence agents instead of people for sales? To support customers? To automate your bills? Learn how to choose the correct use situations, build more intelligent workflow, and get the largest impact with limited resources.

Do startups still need Silicon Valley?
Anh-hu chuong, CEO and co-founder, Lago, Heather Doshay, partner, president of Talent, Signalfire, David Hall, Administrative partner, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution

Although Silicon Valley is still the startup capital, how important it is to reach it anymore? This painting discusses whether the founders should grow roots in the valley to achieve success or if the opportunity is so strong in another place that they do not need it. Hear the views of investors and founders redefining what it means building and expanding its scope and financing a company in the world of decentralized technology today.

GTM engine building already works
Max altschuller, founder and general partner, GTMFUND, and more speakers to be announced

The deadly product needs a deadly strategy to go to the market. This plate breaks how emerging companies in the early stage can build a GTM function that drives growth, wins customers, and is efficiently. Listen from the founders and GTM experts in employment, messages, sales tactics, and main standards that prove that your approach is working.

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