A good founder event shouldn’t just leave you with ideas. You’ll find connections, insights, and actionable advice to turn those ideas into growth.
Just five days away, the TechCrunch Founder Summit hosted by Fidelity Private Shares will bring founders together for hands-on learning and meaningful connections. Explore two breakout stages filled with practical advice, then move on to an interactive roundtable where you can ask questions, exchange ideas, and gain first-hand insight from the people who understand the challenges of building and scaling companies.
It’s not just about taking notes. Make connections, find answers, and leave with a clearer path forward. Register now to save up to $100 on passes and get a second pass for free.
Know the breakout stage
build stage
Create a strategy to build your company. The Build Stage focuses on what it takes to turn an idea into a growing business, with hands-on sessions on distribution, funding, emerging AI opportunities, and pitching. Visit the agenda to see the full lineup of sessions.
Benefits for your next startup: Distribution beats technology: Hunter Worland, principal at NEA, explains why distribution is more important than the technology itself and how founders can build a competitive advantage. The next AI opportunity: What hasn’t been built yet? Explore new opportunities in AI with Amulya Vishwanath, CEO and Managing Partner at Techable VC, and discover where the next wave of AI startups will form. Your Pitch Should Get the Conversation: Learn from Dave Balter, Venture Partner at True Ventures, how to craft a compelling pitch that will grab investors’ attention and get you into that all-important next meeting.
These aren’t just conversations about startup success. These are practical lessons you can take right back to your company. Create a strategy to build your company. Hear perspectives on why distribution is as important as the technology itself, what investors look for as founders prepare to raise funding, how high-performing startup teams are built, and why the best pitches often win the meeting again. These are lessons aimed at returning from the stage to the company.
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impact stage
The Impact stage focuses on decisions that help founders build sustainable and scalable businesses, from finding product-market fit and knowing when to accelerate growth to building relationships and identifying future category leaders.
Through candid conversations with experienced founders, investors, and industry leaders, you’ll gain practical insights on scaling responsibly, navigating competitive markets, unlocking strategic partnerships, and positioning your company for long-term success. See the full agenda to see the rest of the lineup.
When to scale up and when to put on the brakes: Learn from Rudina Seseri, founder and managing partner at Glasswing Ventures, how to make smart decisions after raising your first funding, from hiring and product development to managing burn rate and knowing when to accelerate growth. Find product-market fit before you scale: Get insight from Bessemer Venture Partners partner Kurt Bennett on how to validate customer demand, build an MVP that answers the right questions, identify meaningful growth signals, and avoid scaling before your startup is ready. Boston Founder’s Handbook: Hear from Chase Garbarino, CEO and co-founder of HqO, about building and scaling successful companies outside of Silicon Valley, the benefits and challenges of growing a business in Boston, and why founders don’t need to relocate to build category-defining companies. How to spot the “King of the Hill” companies: The hidden signals that determine category winners: Learn from Tina Tosukhowong, investment director at TDK Ventures, how investors can evaluate potential category leaders through economics, scalability, and commercial timing with a practical framework for assessing startup readiness and competitiveness.
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Roundtable: Bring your questions
Roundtables make conversations smaller and more specific. Founders can delve into challenges such as entering a difficult industry, building an event strategy without a dedicated team, mitigating AI illusions, acquiring large enterprise customers before Series A, building entirely new categories, and leveraging AI to help lean teams compete with much larger organizations.
Rather than just hearing how others have handled problems, you can ask questions that are important to your company and compare the experiences of those around you. See the full roundtable agenda.
Don’t just watch. Attend the Founders Summit.
TechCrunch Founder Summit is intentionally more hands-on than a large conference. Be ready to listen, but also to ask questions, challenge yourself, compare notes, and participate.
There are only 5 days left. Save up to $100 on a pass, get a second one for free, and attend Boston Startup Hub on November 4th at SoWa Power Station.
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