dylan fieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma. Led company through failed Adobe acquisition, now launching AI design agents. Advocates design as differentiator as code commoditizes. Focus on human-AI collaboration canvas.
ferasFounder and CEO of Socket (software supply chain security). Raised Series C at $1B valuation led by Thrive Capital. 500%+ ARR growth. 15+ years open source maintainer. Built certified patches to automate vulnerability remediation.
amadFounder and CEO of Mercury (startup banking). Raised $200M at $550M valuation from TCB. 7-year grind, 2.5x Q1 growth. Leverages LLM recommendations and agentic CLI/MCP for distribution. Expanding into payroll, invoicing, command interface.
brian cheskyCo-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Rebuilt platform foundation to enable rapid service expansion (groceries, cars, hotels, experiences). 16 years to first expansion, now 2 months per service. Targeting dozens of launches/year. Concierge for the world vision.
marcus millionFounder of Minted (running apparel brand). Bootstrapped 5 years, 3-person team. 99.5% organic via founder-led content (3 videos/day for year). Innovative bot mitigation. Saucony collaborations. Focus on performance running + off-court lifestyle.
john cooganCo-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.