#startup-scaling

#startup-scaling

Growth affects cofounders differently. One person thrives on the chaos, and the other starts waking up anxious. Research on stress physiology shows people react differently to the same stressors. Some people perceive situations as challenges and show more efficient cardiovascular responses, while others appraise the same situations as threats and show elevated cortisol and less adaptive physiological patterns. When cofounders don't possess this information, they misread each other's behavior as lack of commitment rather than different wiring.

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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.

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.

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.

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.