INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Disrupt lands in San Francisco this September, and the agenda is shaping up to be absolutely amazing.With new digs at Moscone West and
expanded capacity, we expect Disrupt SF (September 5-7) to be the biggest and best conference TechCrunch has ever had
Sophia Amoruso graced the Disrupt stage.A lot has changed since then
Amoruso stepped down as CEO of Nasty Gal, which soon after filed for bankruptcy
She exposed her personal life, and faced harsh criticism, on a brief Netflix original series called GirlBoss.But Amoruso is neither down nor
The serial entrepreneur has started another venture by a familiar name
bringing in former TechCrunch co-editor Alexia Tsotsis to conduct the interview, four years after she interviewed Amoruso at Disrupt NY 2014
Tsotsis is now the founder of an SF-based seed-stage fund called Dream Machine.Dr
Joseph DeSimone and Eric LiedtkeYou might not equate sneakers with technological advancement, but Carbon and Adidas could quickly prove you
wrong.Carbon, the 3D printing startup that has raised more than $420 million, has fundamentally changed manufacturing by creating a
proprietary CLIP tech that speeds up the process of additive manufacturing by leaps and bounds.Looking for proof of concept Look no further
than Adidas, who has invested in Carbon to help manufacture its 3D-printed Futurecraft sneakers
feat that would be far more difficult and exhaustive to accomplish through traditional manufacturing.That said, Carbon is scaling quickly,
Joseph DeSimone (winner of the $500K Lemelson-MIT prize in 2008) and Adidas Executive Board Member (global brands) Eric Liedtke (named 2017
CMO of the year in Germany) will join us on stage to discuss a range of topics, from upending traditional manufacturing to the relationship
between incumbents and disruptive startups.Disrupt SF runs from September 5 to September 7 at Moscone West
Passes to attend are now available at Super Early Bird pricing.
