Startups live and die by their early hires.
And in a world where top talent has options and stock options youve got to offer more than a ping-pong table and a pitch deck to bring in the right people.At A Technology NewsRoom Disrupts 20th anniversary, happening on October 27-29 in San Franciscos Moscone West, were digging into the real talk around compensation and equity with a powerhouse panel whove seen it all when it comes to scaling.Dont miss the insights from this panel and the full Disrupt 2025 lineup of tech and scaling leaders shaping the scaling discussions.
Register here to save up to $675.Whos joining the Builders stageRandi Jakubowitz, head of Operations and Talent at 645 Ventures, knows what it takes to scale teams from the inside.
Before helping portfolio companies find their footing, she was one of the early HR hires at Seamless, guiding the company through its merger with Grubhub and eventual IPO.
She gets the people puzzle, and how to solve it under pressure.Joining her onstage is Rebecca Lee Whiting, founder of Epigram Legal and fractional general counsel to some of the most cutting-edge AI and biotech startups around.
Shes built a reputation for demystifying legal complexity, advising on everything from equity structuring to retention strategies.
Oh, and she also clerked for the Ninth Circuit, so shes not just startup-savvy, shes a legal heavyweight.Then theres Yin Wu, the founder and CEO of Pulley, the YC-backed equity management platform thats helping over 5,000 companies take control of their cap tables.
Before building Pulley, she launched and sold Echo to Microsoft and has a track record of launching (and learning from) startups.
If theres anyone who knows what a great equity package looks like, and how to communicate its value to employees, its Yin.Why you need to lean in on this sessionThis session will cut through the noise to answer the questions every founder struggles with: How much should you actually offer early employees? How do you stay competitive with Big Tech without burning through your runway? And how do you structure equity in a way that makes people want to stick around for the long haul?Dont miss this one.
It all goes down October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, part of the 20th anniversary of A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt.
The exact session time is coming soon, but trust us, youll want a front-row seat so register now and dont miss your chance to save up to $675 before rates rise.