There aren’t many founders who can say they’ve steered the identical firm from scrappy startup to publicly traded platform whereas protecting their edge — however co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie isn’t most founders. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Levie joins us reside on the Disrupt Stage to share how he’s saved Field innovating and related via 20 years of tech cycles.
He’ll unpack what reinvention actually seems like inside a public firm, what AI is altering (and never altering) in enterprise software program, and why staying sharp means questioning every part — even your personal finest concepts.
The evolution of a cloud unique
Field launched earlier than “the cloud” was a buzzword and outlasted a wave of opponents that couldn’t scale or adapt. Levie’s perspective — as each a visionary founder and a long-term public firm CEO — is a uncommon mixture. He’ll replicate on the toughest pivots, greatest surprises, and the mindset it takes to maintain evolving when the tech panorama strikes at warp velocity.
Why you don’t need to miss it
Aaron Levie helped outline cloud collaboration earlier than it was a pattern, and he’s nonetheless setting the bar. This hearth chat will go deep on what it takes to construct one thing that lasts — not simply when it comes to product, but additionally tradition, technique, and mindset. Whether or not you’re navigating early development or managing scale, that is one session you’ll need to take notes on.
Be a part of 10,000+ fellow founders, VCs, and innovators in San Francisco this October and be a part of the dialog with the leaders shaping what’s subsequent.
