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fromFortune
7 hours ago

Insomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: 'It can be lonely, it's a solitary life' | Fortune

Entrepreneurial success brought wealth and market dominance but also loneliness, requiring mentorship and community to cope while scaling a late-night cookie business.
Startup companies
fromInfoQ
23 hours ago

Building Engineering Culture Through Autonomy and Ownership

Statsig scaled engineering from eight to forty people while preserving a Facebook-influenced culture and rapidly building technical infrastructure and products under customer pressure.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Phia's Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni talk consumer AI at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

Phia is an AI-powered shopping assistant targeting Gen Z, combining personalization, conscious consumerism, and influential founders to scale into a durable consumer brand.
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Ramp founder Eric Glyman: How I built a $22.5 billion startup in 2,367 days | Fortune

AI-driven dynamics are enabling startups to scale from zero to millions of users and exceed $100M ARR within two years, exemplified by Ramp's rapid revenue and valuation growth.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Inside the Series A mindset at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

This Builder Stage session brings together Katie Stanton ( Moxxie Ventures), Thomas Krane ( Insight Partners), and Sangeen Zeb ( GV). They've seen thousands of decks, led major rounds, and helped steer startups from scrappy beginnings to breakout scale. You'll hear what actually moves a pitch from "maybe" to "we're in," including the metrics that matter, how to tell your growth story, and what causes investors to walk away.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

CEO Chris Britt brings Chime's playbook to Disrupt 2025| TechCrunch

Few embody what it means to build with discipline in a tough market better than Chris Britt, co-founder and CEO of Chime. What began as a scrappy fintech challenger has grown into one of the rare companies to go public in today's challenging environment. In his session, Building a Company that Lasts, Britt will share the lessons behind Chime's rise - from weathering market headwinds to making the leap from private to public when so few manage it.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Discord founder Jason Citron returns to Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

More than a decade ago, Jason Citron took the Disrupt stage to pitch his early-stage company in the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt as a scrappy founder pitching his vision. Today, he's built Discord into one of the most successful consumer platforms of its era - valued in the billions and redefining how communities connect, game, and share online.
Startup companies
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Meet Silicon Valley's new AI startup whisperer

Deedy Das promoted to partner at Menlo Ventures after less than two years, exemplifying engineers-turned-investors leading AI, infrastructure, and enterprise deals.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

The founders of 01A share their playbook at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

David Fischer - Former CRO at Meta, Fischer scaled annual revenue from less than $1 billion to over $100 billion, connecting 200 million businesses with customers worldwide. Earlier, he built Google's early sales engine. Adam Bain - Former COO of Twitter, Bain built its sales, product, and ad operations from scratch, growing revenue from millions to billions in five years.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

How a Mom's Garage Side Hustle Hit $1 Billion Revenue | Entrepreneur

During the pandemic, one of our toughest challenges was sourcing enough supplies to keep up with surging demand. In the years since, we've seen our fair share of ups and downs on that front, but one thing has remained constant: the importance of strong, trusted relationships with our suppliers. They've been incredible partners through it all, and those collaborations have been key to helping us navigate post-pandemic growth with resilience and adaptability.
Startup companies
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Disrupt 2025: First full agenda reveal for the new Going Public Stage | TechCrunch

The Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt provides founders with guidance on scaling, IPO readiness, and long-term company building from industry leaders.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz was told he'd need to replace his entire leadership team for the business to reach unicorn status | Fortune

Entrepreneurs perhaps expect to lose sleep (and all sense of control over their inbox) when scaling their venture from a startup into a unicorn. However, one millennial founder was warned he'd have to also lose his entire leadership team in the process. When Alex Bouaziz launched the HR platform Deel in 2019, he was just 25 years old. Although he had already put his weight behind a couple of "nice but very small scale" startups, he insists that this was a "completely different beast".
Startup companies
Startup companies
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

5 things I learned about leadership as I grew my multimillion dollar business

Digital Voices grew from a $300 launch to a multimillion, 80-person global agency by embracing constant change, building technology, and practicing leadership vulnerability.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
3 months ago

What Scaling My Startup Taught Me About Bad Tech Decisions | Entrepreneur

Scaling a startup's tech stack is crucial to avoid becoming a bottleneck in growth.
Disconnected tools can hinder efficiency; a unified system enhances capabilities.
Growth hacking
fromBusiness Matters
4 months ago

ScaleWise backs BGF's 15m investment in Cronofy with hands-on due diligence support

ScaleWise supports Cronofy's growth through BGF's investment by providing hands-on commercial due diligence to enhance market readiness and scalability.
London startup
fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

Vote for the session you want to see at All Stage on July 15 | TechCrunch

Audience Choice voting allows attendees to select a speaker for TechCrunch All Stage in Boston.
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