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TechCrunch Disrupt SF
(Oct 25 - Oct 31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venue, To Be Announced, San Francisco
Nov 08 (Sat) , 2025 @ 09:00 AM
$699
 
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Spend the day surrounded by top founders & experts from Y Combinator & Andreessen Horowitz. Between sessions, we'll work together to brainstorm messaging, draft video scripts, & build your personal marketing playbook alongside other founders. Examples of expert-led sessions include:

RevenueCat on Building Its Brand From Day One (with special guest Jacob Eiting, founder & CEO of RevenueCat)
Scaling your brand organically through social media (with special guest Ana Pompa Alarcn, founder of Founders Registry)
Communications Lessons From Viral Moments
What Works (and What Doesn't) With Social Media
Designing Impactful Executives Dinner
The Art & Science of Viral Youtube Videos
Mastering Content Strategies
How to Host Successful Events
...and more

Billions in market value created.
From the experts who led communications, video, social, & events at Y Combinator & Andreessen Horowitz & advised thousands of startup founders.

Lindsay Amos
Lindsay Amos
Founder, TDLS & Amos Comms | Y Combinator, Square, Facebook

Lindsay is the founder of Amos Comms, where she advises startup founders & investors on communications strategy. From 2018-2024, she led communications at Y Combinator (YC), building the YC brand & guiding more than 3,000 startups on narrative, launch strategy, & media. In 2010, she was one of the first 30 employees at Square & its first communications hire. She worked on the team that designed & executed the comms strategy for Square's IPO. She also directed technology communications at Meta, overseeing global engineering offices, data centers, infrastructure hardware, & sustainability initiatives.

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Zach Both
Zach Both
Founder, TDLS | Y Combinator

Zach has spent the last decade turning startups into storytellers. For three years, he led Y Combinator's video team, growing its YouTube presence into the most-watched video channel for founders with 1.5+ million subscribers. Most recently, he launched Cursor AI's video presence, directing their first content & developing their YouTube strategy from the ground up.

zachboth.com
Lindsay Selvitelle
Lindsay Selvitelle
Founder, TDLS & LS /Events | Y Combinator, Mixpanel

Before starting ls /events, Lindsay's most recent role was Senior Director of Events at Y Combinator. While at YC, she spent 5 years planning & executing events like the batch retreats & alumni reunion weekend. She built out YC's investor receptions, community events & revamped Demo Days at the iconic SF Masonic. Before YC, she was the first marketing events hire at Mixpanel & spent 5 years building & leading the first marketing & events experience team. Before tech, she gained her deep knowledge of the event's industry from the inside as Senior Event Managers at Starwood & Marriott Hotels.

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Joan DeGennaro
Joan DeGennaro
Founder, TDLS | Event Strategist & YC Founder

Joan plans & hosts high-impact events that drive results for startups, spanning marketing, recruiting, & community building. Previously, she spent five years at Y Combinator working on Startup School, Co-Founder Matching, & events to support early-stage founders. Before that, she held roles at Deepgram & Oscar Health, managing operations & partnerships. Her entry point into the startup world was as a founder in Y Combinator's W16 batch, where she led a nonprofit focused on sanitation access in rural India. She studied at Northwestern University & lives in SF, despite strongly identifying with the tri-state area (CT, NJ, NY).

@TheRioDeGennaro
Maria LaMagna
Maria LaMagna
Founder, TDLS & Press Publish Studio | a16z, CNN, WSJ

Maria was the head of social media for Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2022-2025. She was responsible for the growth of a16z's presence on X, LinkedIn, & Instagram, while working cross-functionally with the marketing & communications leads of each vertical. She also provided guidance for the companies in the a16z portfolio, Talent x Opportunity cohorts, & initiatives including Tech Week & "The Ben & Marc Show." Prior to a16z, Maria was a journalist & editor, who wrote for & worked at publications including CNN, CNBC, MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, & Bloomberg.

@MCLaMagna
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