Intermediate Lessons

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei's Awkward Stage Moment┃Equity Podcast

Why Your First Hires You Stay Until Your IPO

Equity, incentives, and early-stage tradeoffs with Yuri Sagalov, GeneralCatalyst

Building Build Mode: A look ahead to season 2 of TechCrunch's founder-focused podcast

Capital is a commodity but empathy isn't

How this founder came back from an early-days error

Are founders are the new influencers?

Find your founder market fit

It's worth it to build your network

AWS needs you to believe in AI agents | Equity Podcast

Brain-computer interfaces are coming faster than you think | StrictlyVC Palo Alto

Why VCs think consumer AI hasn't lived up to the hype | StrictlyVC Palo Alto

The smart ring that turns your thoughts into text | StrictlyVC Palo Alto

Is it a bubble or is it just AI Mania? I Equity Podcast

This pre-seed fund is backing the AI founders everyone else is missing | Equity Podcast

How to prepare for a later stage raise right now | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The pros and cons of using AI agents as early employees | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

How Fizz and Campus build communities and companies that last | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

AI and the race to innovate security, with DARPA and the U.S. Navy | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Uber and Nuro on how AI is driving the future of transportation | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

JetBrains asks the question: Can you vibe code enterprise software? | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Forethought AI's Co-Founder Shares Unexpected Insights on Build Mode

A big thanks to the Disrupt community!

Build Mode Season One: GTM from those who know best