Startups live and die from early adoption. And in a world where top talent has options and stock options, you need to offer more than a Ping-Pong table and a pitch deck to bring in the right people.
On the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch, held in Moscon West, San Francisco, October 27-29, we are delving into the real stories of compensation and equity with a panel of great powers who saw everything about scaling.
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Who is taking part in the builder stage?
Randi Jakubowitz, head of operations and talent at 645 Ventures, knows what it takes to scale a team from within. Before helping portfolio companies find their footing, she was one of the seamless, early HR employers, leading the company through a merger between Grubhub and the ultimate IPO. She gets people a puzzle and gets a way to solve it under pressure.
Joining her on stage is Rebecca Lee Whiting, founder of Epigram Legal and Fultactal General Counsel, some of the most cutting-edge AI and biotech startups. She has built a reputation for making legal complexity clear and advises everything from stock structuring to retention strategies. Oh, she also wrote for the 9th Circuit, so she's not only familiar with startups, but also legal heavyweight.
Next is Yin Wu, founder and CEO of Pulley, a YC-backed equity management platform that helps over 5,000 companies control the cap table. Before building the pulley, she has a track record of launching and selling Echo to Microsoft, launching (and learning) startups. If anyone knows what a great equity package looks like and how to communicate its value to employees, it's a shadow.
Why you should lean on this session
This session will go through the noise to answer questions that all founders struggle with. How do you stay competitive with Big Tech without burning the runway? And how do you build equity so that people want to stick to for the long term? Don't miss this. It's falling from October 27th to 29th at Moscone West in San Francisco, part of TechCrunch's 20th anniversary. The exact session times will come soon, but trust us, you want front row seats, so sign up now and don't miss the chance to save up to $675 before the rates rise.