Netflix CTO says more vertical video experiments are coming, but streamer won’t compete with TikTok | TechCrunch

Netflix is ​​looking at vertical video as a way to experiment with new types of content, CTO Elizabeth Stone said Tuesday at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference. The executive noted that the company did not want to compete directly with apps like TikTok or other short-form drama apps, but acknowledged that there are more ways […]

Venture capital is not an investment category, says Roelof Botha | from Sequoia TechCrunch

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Roelof Botha, managing partner of Sequoia, argued that the venture industry is not an asset class and that throwing more money into Silicon Valley does not lead to better companies. “Investing in venture capital is a risk without return,” Botha said Monday during an interview on the main stage of TechCrunch’s […]

Disrupted 2025: Day 1 | TechCrunch

Today, day 1, TechCrunch Disrupts 2025 goes full throttle – 10,000 founders, investors and builders flood Moscone West for a non-stop flow of ideas, demos and deals. The energy is electric, the conversations are everywhere and the breakthroughs are just beginning. From the Startup battlefield to the AI disruptors 60From space entrepreneurs to the founders […]