Disrupt 2025 is just days away, with tickets still available here ! And there’s no better time to announce that alongside our flagship event and annual Startup Battlefield 200 competition , we’re launching a brand-new TechCrunch franchise: Build Mode.

Hosted by Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen , Build Mode is a survival guide for early-stage founders navigating the messy, high-stakes chaos of building a company from scratch. No sugarcoating. No hype. Just candid conversations and tactical advice from the people who’ve done it before and have the scars (and term sheets) to prove it.

Starting November 13, Isabelle will sit down with founders, VCs, and operators to unpack the real stories behind the build. Each season and weekly episodes will tackle a theme that keeps

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