TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How AI-Enabled Developer Tools are Revolutionizing Early Product Development

At the heart of tech innovation, the significance of onboarding your first critical engineer is gaining traction during Disrupt 2025, scheduled from October 27-29 at Moscone West, San Francisco.
Attendees can expect an open and enlightening discussion on how developer tools are revolutionizing the early stages of product development, featuring Lauri Moore, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, David Cramer, co-founder and chief product officer at Sentry, and Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp.
Lauri Moore’s extensive background in AI, infrastructure, and developer tooling from both the investor and founder viewpoints will provide valuable insights. David Cramer, who transformed Sentry from an open-source side project launched in 2012 to a platform utilized by over 4 million developers, offers unique insights into how strategic tools and hires can boost product development velocity without unnecessary overbuilding. Zach Lloyd, the brainchild behind Warp, a company revolutionizing the terminal with AI-driven developer experiences, brings the perspective of a founder dedicated to servicing builders at the forefront of coding workflows.
The panel will delve into the essential roles today’s founders expect from their initial engineering hires, the limitations and capabilities of AI-powered tooling, and how the entire go-to-market (GTM) strategy and product lifecycle are adapting to this new generation of developers. Whether you’re a founder, CTO, or simply intrigued by the ever-evolving world of coding, this panel provides a tactical look into modern startup creation.
Disrupt 2025 unites over 10,000 startup founders, venture capital leaders, and tech pioneers to explore what lies ahead in technology. Don’t miss your opportunity to engage in the discourse — and shape the future — with those who are actively creating it.
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