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You have a mere 48 hours left to join the first global Disrupt at the lowest possible price. Disrupt 2020 runs September 14-18 — five days packed with opportunity for founders, investors, entrepreneurs and every other role across the startup universe.

Your first opportunity — saving up to $300 on your Disrupt 2020 pass — expires on July 31 at 11:59 p.m. (PT). Don’t put off saving when every dollar counts. Purchase your pass today, and then get ready to grab the keys to success and drive your business forward.

You can always count on Disrupt to deliver an outstanding lineup of speakers, and this year is no different in that respect. Leading industry movers and shakers will grace our virtual stages to share their hard-won insight, discuss trends and share their specific path to startup success.

Here’s just a taste of the Disrupt speaker lineup:

  • Millions of people around the world have welcomed Alexa, the reigning queen of smart assistants, into their homes. Hear how Alexa came to be such a dominating force from the two people who know her best — Toni Reid, vice president of Alexa Experience & Echo Devices at Amazon, and Rohit Prasad, vice president and head scientist of Alexa Artificial Intelligence.
  • Airtable co-founder and CEO Howie Liu has amassed quite a resume in collaborative enterprise software. TC editors will talk with Liu about the challenges that come with building a very complex product — and teaching the customer base how to use it. We’ll ask him to weigh in on the state of enterprise software sales, no and low-code software and hyper-growth.

Celebrity speakers at Disrupt are nothing new, but they’re never there simply because they’re famous. Case in point, Kerry Washington will join us to talk about her recent move toward tech investment and operations. Plus, we’ll discuss the rapid shift toward streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Quibi, Disney+ and HBO and ways networks are trying to evolve.

You’ll also find plenty of content focused on helping early-stage startup founders build a stronger business. Head to the Extra Crunch Stage for sessions designed to provide actionable tips and tactics you can adapt and apply to your own business. Each session will be helmed by a leading expert — think marketing, investment and business development.

We’re talking topics that every early-stage founder needs to master — or at least understand well enough to hire or partner with the right people. Need to craft a more compelling pitch deck? Do you need a sales team and how do you build one? This is the place for you.

Disrupt 2020 offers so much more: Startup Battlefield, Digital Startup Alley, world-class networking with thousands of global attendees — and CrunchMatch to make finding and connecting with them fast, easy and organized.

Early-bird pricing — and up to $300 in savings — disappears in just 48 hours on July 31 when the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. (PT). Don’t miss out on the lowest possible price. Buy your Disrupt 2020 pass now. Grab the keys and drive your business forward.

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