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TechCrunch Disrupt returns to San Francisco this October with a laser focus on the brutal realities of startup growth—fundraising, hiring, and product launch—now amplified by the AI revolution. Whether you’re an AI-native founder or building something that competes in an AI-saturated market, this Builders Stage delivers hard-won insights from Google’s Robby Stein, Reddit’s product leaders, and seasoned operators. Learn how to build teams with AI as a co-founder, secure pre-seed funding without a product, and survive when OpenAI copies your roadmap. Plus, deep-dive into what investors want in 2027’s Series A round. This isn’t theory—it’s the playbook for scaling beyond hype, with over 10,000 founders, investors, and operators ready to share the real talk.

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