When designing for people rather than institutions, you don't just build products. Build movement. This is the idea behind this live builder stage session, called “Creating Communities and Businesses” only on TechCrunch in October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
This fireplace chat brings together Jason Citron, founder and former CEO of Discord, and Tade Oyerinde, founder, CEO, CEO and Chancellor of Campus and Campuswire, to bring a conversation about building long-term value through community-first design.
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From startup breakouts to lasting impacts
Jason Citron returns to the same stage of confusion as Discord made a major breakthrough in the Startup Battlefield 200 program in 2013. Since then, Discord has grown into a global platform with hundreds of millions of users, redesigning the way people connect and communicate online. Also, Citron, which founded OpenFeint, is not used to building a reliable connection-first platform.
Tade Oyerinde, the force behind campus and campus wire, is rethinking the future of higher education. With a background in aerospace engineering and 10 years of experience at Edtech, he is working to rebuild the university from scratch. Forbes is recognized as one of the nation's top educational entrepreneurs, and Oyerinde creates a space where technology fills human-centered learning.
Learn why community-driven companies scale faster and endure longer
In a noisy, fast mobile market, companies prioritize gaining community retention. Whether you're a startup founder, product designer, or investor, this session provides insight into how to build loyalty, intentionally scale and keep people at the heart of any business decision.
Join TechCrunch's Builders Stage in San Francisco this October in 2025. Sign up now to save up to $668 on your pass before the prices go up later this month.
TechCrunch Events
San Francisco | October 27-29, 2025
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