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How Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025: Mentorship, mission-focus, and meditation

Isabelle leads Startup Battlefield, TechCrunch’s iconic launchpad and competition for the world’s most promising early-stage startups. You can…

Developer November 27, 2025

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Why these founders ditched social ads for Taylor Swift concerts and prison tablets

Build Mode is back with another episode! This season is highlighting lessons learned from the world of go-to-market strategies. Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle…

Developer November 21, 2025

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Build Mode starts at the beginning: How Forethought AI found product-market fit

In the debut episode of the Build Mode podcast, host Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Deon Nicholas, co-founder…

Developer November 14, 2025